Acacia mearnsii
black wattle
As recorded: Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Wilbur, R.L.
- Collector number
- 541
- Date
- March 26, 1948
- Locality
- Waianae Range, ridge south of Palikea
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 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
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1948, Wilbur, R.L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Acacia mearnsii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 162 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Princeville, HI, US
(c) susibeez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-31
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kristopher Kusnerik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Princeville, HI, US
(c) thecarboniferous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Cortney Bloomer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acacia mearnsii. BISH 54440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231591. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54440.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231591 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026