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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koaia Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2117.M
- Date
- March 28, 1920
- Locality
- S Haleakala, Kealii
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 28, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 10 other specimens.
Acacia koa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,238 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) corvusbrachyrhynchos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acacia koa. BISH 455708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/455708.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026