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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 454
- Date
- March 16, 1952
- Locality
- Waialae-Iki & Wailupe, Wiliwilinui ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 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 March 16, 1952, Chock, A.K. also collected 17 other specimens.
Fungi
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope hosakae
Botany
Melicope rotundifolia
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola glabra
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Acacia koa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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 54555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265644. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54555.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956265644 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026