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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.
- Collector number
- 1554
- Date
- May 24, 1992
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8515, -156.5991 ± 1,038 m
- Elevation
- 1,006 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1992, Welton, P. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Acacia koa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-24.

2026-02-24
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-28
Maalaea, HI, USA
(c) Nate Hawkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-06
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) csheil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-14
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) jperillosms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-29
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Ryan Cuzalina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-02-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acacia koa. BISH 648210.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956479396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/648210.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956479396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
