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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 44
- Date
- June 3, 1927
- Locality
- SE corner Palawai basin
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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
Acacia koa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,239 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 54531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562995. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562995 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026