Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 29, 1988
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
South Kohala District
Locality:
Kohala Mountains, "Koaia Tree Sanctuary" of State Forestry Dept., along Highway 250 at 5.5 miles NW of Waimea.
Plant Description:
Tree 3 m tall with low and dense, rounded crown almost touching ground, trunk 25 cm in diam., bark gray, longitudinally fissured. Stamens pale yellow, seeds brownish black, ripe pods brown. Endemic. Seed taken for growing at PTBG.
Habitat:
Remnants of low dry forest dominated by Acacia koaia.
Associated Species:
Myoporum, Chenopodium and exotic grasses.
Date of Record Creation:
April 6, 2011
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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