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[syn. Chamaesyce celastroides var. stokesii] ʻAkoko, ʻekoko, koko, or kōkōmālei Euphorbaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Kīlauea Lighthouse, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauaʻi  Growing with naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada)  The name ʻakoko comes from the Hawaiian word koko for blood. They get their name from the red, or blood-colored, seed capsules appearing as drops of blood on the plant on some varieties and species. www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4839128621/  nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Chamaesyce_celastroide...