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Acacia koa
Koa
As recorded: Acacia koa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; DeMotta, M.; Kishida, W.; Edmonds, M.; Griffin-Noyes, E.M. DeMotta →Merlin E. Edmonds →Emory Griffin-Noyes →Wendy M. Kishida →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 14704
- Date
- July 17, 2011
- Locality
- Moloaa Forest Reservce, near Kawalumakua Peak
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 378 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 2011, Wood, K.R.; DeMotta, M.; Kishida, W.; Edmonds, M.; Griffin-Noyes, E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Acacia koa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2011. 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 753498. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514011. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/753498.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514011 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026