Acacia koa

Acacia koa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Acacia
Species: Acacia koa

Name

Acacia koa A.Gray, 1854

Synonyms

• Acacia coa Walp.
• Acacia heterophylla Hook. & Arn.
• Acacia koa var. latifolia (Benth.) H.St.John
• Acacia koa var. waianaeensis H.St.John
• Racosperma koa (A.Gray) Pedley

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Northern Central Pacific Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1854. United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. XV: Botany, Phanerogamia, Part I. 777 pp. C.Sherman, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 15:480.

Additional references

• Le Roux, J.J. et al. 2014: Relatedness defies biogeography: the tale of two island endemics (Acacia heterophylla and A. koa). New phytologist, DOI: 10.1111/nph.12900 Reference page. 
• DOI: 10.1038/510320a

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia koa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia koa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 05 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia koa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Aug 2019.
• Hassler, M. Aug. Acacia koa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. Aug. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Aug 05 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia koa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: koa

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