Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 12, 1988
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Dean Jamieson, Cheryl Decker, Jennifer Talbot
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Na Pali Coast Trail, ca 1 mile SW of Ke'e Beach, just NE of Hanakapiai Valley. Alt. 140-150 m.
Plant Description:
Tree 6 m tall, bole 50 cm in diam., branching at 0.6 m., bark furrowed, blackish, crown dense, rounded, spreading. Flowers creamy white. Pods straight, seeds lengthwise. Population of 18-20 trees extending up ridge, this largest individual.
Habitat:
North-facing slope.
Associated Species:
W/ Pandanus, Acacia, scattered Metrosideros, and dense stands of Dicranopteris.
Comments:
Specimen consists of two sheets - 007567 & 007568
Date of Record Creation:
April 6, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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