Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 17, 1988
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Elenor Crum, John H. R. Plews
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Kokee State Park; along Kokee-Halemanu Trail, from Camp Sloggett to Halemanu Valley; alt. 1100-1150 m.
Plant Description:
Tree 10 m, bole 1.2 m in diam., branching at 1.5 m, bark pale grey, longitudinally fissured, crown spreading, phyllodes grayish green. Flowers light yellow, faintly fragrant. Locally dominant.
Habitat:
Mixed mesophytic forest of Acacia koa and Metrosideros along ridgetop.
Comments:
Flowers or anthers removed for pollen reference collection. Jerome V. Ward AUA 25.9.1992
Date of Record Creation:
April 8, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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