Kokia drynarioides

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae}}

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|image = Kokia drynarioides.jpg

|status = CR

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=World Conservation Monitoring Centre |date=1998 |title=Kokia drynarioides |volume=1998 |page=e.T30933A9593828 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30933A9593828.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

|genus = Kokia

|species = drynarioides

|authority = (Seem.) Lewton{{GRIN | access-date=2011-09-09}}

|synonyms =

• Gossypium drynarioides Seem.
• Kokia rockii Lewton

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}}

Kokia drynarioides, commonly known as Hawaiian tree cotton, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry forests at elevations of {{convert|455|-|1915|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Associated plants include {{okina}}āheahea (Chenopodium oahuense), {{okina}}a{{okina}}ali{{okina}}i (Dodonaea viscosa), hala pepe (Pleomele hawaiiensis), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kōlea (Myrsine lanaiensis), {{okina}}aiea (Nothocestrum latifolium), kulu{{okina}}ī (Nototrichium sandwicense), {{okina}}āla{{okina}}a (Planchonella sandwicensis), {{okina}}ohe kukuluāe{{okina}}o (Reynoldsia sandwicensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), and maua (Xylosma hawaiensis var. hillebrandii). It is threatened by habitat loss and competition with invasive species, such as fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum).{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2386 |title=Kokia drynarioides |work=CPC National Collection Plant Profiles |publisher=Center for Plant Conservation |date=2010-09-28 |access-date=2011-04-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215103013/http://centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2386 |archive-date=2010-12-15 }}