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NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Barcode:
PTBG1000000370
Specimen ID:
007513
Collector ID:
5906
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
March 14, 1988
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Brien Meilleur
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Hawaii
State:
HI
County:
Hawaii County
District:
South Kohala District
Elevation:
930
Locality:
"Koaia Forest Preserve" along Highway 250 (Hawi-Waimea), at several miles NW of Waimea.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Low trees 2.5-4 m tall, boles 15-25 cm dbh, canopy low, almost touching ground, dense and rounded; sometimes root-suckering. Pods green. Some regeneration occuring, juvenile foliage heterophyllous. Many branches parasitized by Korthalsella. This tree dying; wood sample taken.
Ancillary: Wood:
Yes
Habitat:
Relic forest of Acacia surrounded by pastureland.
Date of Record Creation:
April 6, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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