Fabaceae
Acacia

Acacia koa A.Gray

First published in U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 480 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hawaiian Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • de Lourdes Rico-Acre, M. (2007). A checklist and synopsis of American species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae): 1-207. CONABIO, México D.F.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Bailey, L. H. & Bailey, E. Z. (1976). Hortus Third. New York: Macmillan
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Wagner, W. L. et al (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Vol. 1.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Macrae [s.n.] United States K003049194 Yes
Remy, M.J. [689] United States K003049213 Yes
St John, H.; Catto, R.J. [17814] United States K003049227 Yes
Wilbur, R.L. [528] United States K003049205 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1463] United States K003049200 Yes
Degener, O.; Clay, H.F.; Greenwell, A. [19430] United States K003049209 Yes
Bulmer, C. [s.n.] United States K003049212 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1119] United States K003049226 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003049199 Yes
Degener, O.; Clay, H.F.; Greenwell, A. [19430] United States K003049210 Yes
Curran, H.M. [167] United States K003049208 Yes
Chock, A.K. [816] United States K003049219 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States K003049224 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1855M] United States K003049230 Yes
Lorence, D.H.; Lorence, G.; Crum, E. [5780] United States K003049222 Yes
Lorence, D.H.; Lorence, G.; Crum, E. [5780] United States K003049221 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [30356] United States K003049215 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [30484] United States K003049216 Yes
Barclay [s.n.] United States K003049196 Yes
Krauss, N.H. [s.n.] United States K003049197 Yes
Bulmer, C. [s.n.] United States K003049211 Yes
Degener, O. [30485] United States K003049214 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [30485] United States K003049220 Yes
Grant, M.L. [7024] United States K003049201 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [233L] United States K003049231 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000800905 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000800906 Unknown Type Material Yes
St. John, H. [11098] United States K003049218 Yes
Rock, J.F. [7004] United States K003049232 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [14900] United States K003049217 Yes
Leemann [2293] United States K003049192 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [2292] United States K003049225 Yes
Heller, A.A. [[1884]] United States K003049191 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003049206 Yes
Macrae; Heller, A.A. [1984] United States K003049193 Yes
Nitta, K. [7244] United States K003049198 Yes
St John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Cotte, R.J. [18497] United States K003049223 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003049204 Yes
MacDaniels, L.H. [5] United States K003049203 Yes
Remy, M.J. [689] United States K003049190 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003049207 Yes
Rock, J.F. [7004] United States K003049233 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [258[M]] United States K003049234 Yes
[J. Dull] [75] United States K003049195 Yes
Kondo, Y. [s.n.] United States K003049202 Yes
St John, H.; Cowan, R.S. [22653] United States K003049229 Yes
Degener, O.; [S. K. Sunadas]; [Saichi Higashi] [35702] United States K003049235 Yes
St John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. [21174] United States K003049228 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] Hawaii Acacia koa var. latifolia K000661374 Type Yes
Tangalin, N. [1568] United States Acacia koaia K001572483 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0