
Vachellia farnesiana
Sweet acacia
As recorded: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 935
- Date
- April 2, 1929
- Locality
- Avarua
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Pedley, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Vachellia farnesiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,671 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Big Pine Key, FL 33043, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Port St Joe, FL 32456, USA
(c) Scott Allen Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
San Antonio, TX, US
(c) Jane Weeden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Karnes St, Kenedy, TX, US
(c) Peter Joseph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-24
Dante Trail, San Marcos, TX, US
(c) laurenbgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
San Marcos, TX, US
(c) laurenbgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vachellia farnesiana. BISH 152423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956392438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/152423.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956392438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
