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Acacia koa
Species of flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Koa" redirects here. For other uses, see Koa (disambiguation).
Acacia koa, commonly known as koa,[3] is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands,[2] where it is the second most common tree.[4] The highest populations are on Hawaiʻi, Maui and Oʻahu.
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Acacia koa | |
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A young koa tree showing compound leaves and phyllodes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. koa |
Binomial name | |
Acacia koa | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Acacia heterophylla var. latifolia Benth. |
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