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Kokia kauaiensis

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Kokia kauaiensis, the Kauai treecotton or Kauaʻi Kokiʻo, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Kauaʻi, Hawaii.

It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 350–660 m (1,150–2,170 ft). Associated plants include ʻahakea (Bobea spp.), koa (Acacia koa), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), manono (Hedyotis spp.), hala pepe (Pleomele aurea), aupaka (Isodendrion spp.), papala kepau (Pisonia spp.), olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), ʻōhiʻa hā (Syzygium sandwicensis), hame (Antidesma spp.), maile (Alyxia oliviformis), ʻālaʻa (Pouteria sandwicensis), aʻiaʻi (Streblus pendulinus), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis), aloalo (Hibiscus spp.), mēhamehame (Flueggea neowawraea), alani (Melicope spp.), palapalai lau liʻi (Asplenium laciniatum), ʻoheʻohe (Tetraplasandra spp.), ʻakoko (Euphorbia celastroides), nehe (Lipochaeta spp),^[3] ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa), ʻiliahi (Santalum spp.), poʻolā (Claoxylon sandwicense), and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha).

Kauaʻi Kokiʻo is a small tree, reaching a height of 5–10 m (16–33 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss.

Today there are about 45 or 50 individuals remaining.At one point there was only a single tree remaining

Detailed information

Full Name: Koki`o (Kokia kauaiensis)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Flowering Plants

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	10/10/1996	Pacific Region (Region 1)	Wherever found

States/US Territories in which the Koki`o, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
US Counties in which the Koki`o, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
02/13/2015	80 FR 8100 8103	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
04/29/2008	73 FR 23264 23266	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands
02/27/2003	68 FR 9415 9464	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (7 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9365 9414	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (6 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9215 9264	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (3 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9165 9214	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (2 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9315 9364	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (5 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9116 9164	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (1 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9265 9314	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (4 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9465 9479	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (8 of 8)

Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
08/23/1998	Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final
09/20/1995	Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
08/23/1998	Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final
09/20/1995	Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
02/13/2015	80 FR 8100 8103	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
04/29/2008	73 FR 23264 23266	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/07/2001	66 FR 13691 13692	ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat for 76 Plants From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI	Notice Doc. Availability Notice Reopen Comment

Date	Title
08/27/2010	Koki`o (Kokia kauaiensis) 5-Year Review

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