Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
March 13, 1988
Observers:
W. L. Wagner, Clyde Imada, Wayne Takeuchi, Brien Meilleur
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, vicinity of research headquarters.
Plant Description:
Small tree 4 m tall, trunk 10 cm in diam., one of several trees in circle derived from root suckers. Foliage heterophyllous, new growth with cinereous pubescence.
Habitat:
Mixed mesophytic forest.
Associated Species:
Metrosideros dominant and scattered populations of Acacia koa, with understory of Cibotium tree ferns.
Comments:
Leaf material removed for molecular study by Matt Levin, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717. April 2002
Date of Record Creation:
April 6, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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