Vachellia farnesiana
Sweet acacia
As recorded: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Christophersen, E.Erling Christophersen →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 1336
- Date
- May 11, 1930
- Locality
- Diamond Head crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 11, 1930, St.John, H.; Christophersen, E. also collected 11 other specimens.
Vachellia farnesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 165 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-06.
2026-09-06
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Steve Shunk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-07
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-24
Queen Kaʻahumanu Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) akbirdher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vachellia farnesiana. BISH 42215. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42215.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956353816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026