Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 20, 1991
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Tom Telfer, Ed Petteys
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Upper (N) part of Mokihana ridge (E part of Waimea Canyon).
Plant Description:
Low tree 4 m branching 0.5 m above ground (reaches 8 m x 1 m dbh), crown rounded, spreading. Flowers cream. Young fruits green, when mature wide and curling. Locally common. Endemic.
Habitat:
Low, somewhat dry forest and shrubland.
Associated Species:
Metrosideros polymorpha, and Styphelia tameiameiae.
Date of Record Creation:
April 7, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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