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Acacia koa

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BISH 54642Botany

Acacia koa

As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by
Forbes, C.N.
Collector number
792.Mo
Date
March 1, 1915
Locality
Kualapuu
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1536, -157.0273 ± 6,364 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
516 Bishop specimens of Acacia koa · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 1, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 5 other specimens.

Still here: Acacia koa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-05-12.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Acacia koa. BISH 54642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54642.

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