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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koaia Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1904
- Date
- January 13, 1984
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao District, East, Puu o Kali
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7368, -156.4039 ± 1,672 m
- Elevation
- 275 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 13, 1984, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Acacia koa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Makawao
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Kahakapao Rd, Makawao, HI, US
(c) murdy23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) EthanShmeathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
Kokomo Rd, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) Celina Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-30
Haleakala Hwy, Kula, HI, US
(c) Celina Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acacia koa. BISH 459455. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141159. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459455.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141159 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026