Euphorbia kuwaleana
endemicEuphorbiaceae

Euphorbia kuwaleana

kokomalei

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Euphorbia kuwaleana (syn. Chamaesyce kuwaleana) is a rare species of flowering plant in the euphorb family known by the common name kokomalei. It is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii, where it is known only from a four-kilometer stretch of the Waianae Range. Like other Hawaiian euphorbs, this plant is known locally as `akoko. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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