Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
March 11, 1988
Observers:
W.L. Wagner, C. Imada, W. Takeuchi, & B. Meilleur
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
South Kona District
Locality:
Road from Captain Cook running east to Papaloa, up lower western slopes of Mauna Loa, on Kealakekua Ranch of Sherwood Greenwell.
Plant Description:
Tree 15 m. tall, trunk 80 cm. in diam., bole straight, tall. Flowers pale yellowish white. Pods broad, seeds transverse. Dominant, indigenous.
Habitat:
Mesophytic forest with Acacia koa over a'a lava flows.
Associated Species:
Metrosideros, Myoporum and Sophora dominant.
Date of Record Creation:
April 6, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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