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Acacia koa
As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12610
- Date
- December 7, 1935
- Locality
- Waianaeuka, Waianae Mts., S.E. base Puu Kaala, Kaala Trail above Schofield,
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 54539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505800. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505800 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026