Leucaena leucocephala
koa haole
As recorded: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 606
- Date
- September 19, 1967
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Leucaena leucocephala observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,332 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) John Ritchie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Honolulu
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Ala Kahakai Trail, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kauaʻi, Kalihiwai, HI, US
(c) Phillip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Robert Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leucaena leucocephala. BISH 28182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365604 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026