Cook's kokio

It is only known to have existed in the lowlands of western Moloka?i in the Hawaiian Islands. Presumably, its native habitat was lowland dry forests on the leeward western end of the island; this was all but cut down by Polynesian settlers about the year 1000 AD to make room for agriculture. It seems to have been noted by these settlers, as suggested by the native name hau hele?ula .

The Kokia cookei, left, will be in bloom for about two weeks while the Kokia kauaiensis, right, is in flower only for today. Kokia drynarioides, middle, is not in bloom. More

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Kokia cookei, also known by its common Hawaiian name as Koki‘o, is a small deciduous (sheds seasonally or by stages) tree. The only wild individual of this century was about 10 feet in height. This tree is known only from the island of Moloka‘i and has been described as the rarest plant in the world. When it was discovered in the 1860s, only three trees of the species were found. By the 20th century, only a single wild tree of K. cookei could be found. More