Acacia koa, commonly known as koa, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is the second...
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and 7 of these also occur in Australia. One species (Acacia koa) is native to Hawaii and one (Acacia heterophylla) is native to Mauritius and Réunion in...
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Acacia s.l. (pronounced /əˈkeɪʃə/ or /əˈkeɪsiə/), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, is a polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging...
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are common in the genus Acacia, especially the Australian species, at one time put in Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae. In Acacia koa, the phyllodes are leathery...
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Acacia koaia, known as koaiʻa or koaiʻe in Hawaiian, is a species of acacia that is endemic to Hawaii. It is closely related to koa (Acacia koa), and...
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ayangile, small Philippine acacia, Formosa acacia (Taiwan acacia), Philippine Wattle, and Formosan koa. It grows to a height of 15 m. The tree has become very...
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growth of a single species of koa finch. The greater koa finch was a granivore, preferring the pods and seeds of koa (Acacia koa). It was also observed eating...
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sandwicense (or māmane–naio) forest on its flanks, and an Acacia koa–Metrosideros polymorpha (or koa–ʻōhiʻa) forest, now mostly cleared by the former sugar...
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Udara blackburni (redirect from Koa butterfly)
Hawaiian blue. The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The larvae feed on Acacia species (especially Acacia koa), Pithecellobium, Samanea saman, Perottetia sandwicensis...
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oxysporum, which is now abundant in Hawaiian soils and infects the native Acacia koa tree, a once-dominant species in the canopy of Hawaiian forests. Fusarium...
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Coleotichus blackburniae (redirect from Koa bug)
found on `a`ali`i (Dodonaea viscosa) bushes and koa (Acacia koa) trees. Also found on Formosan Koa (Acacia confusa) which is native to Southeast Asia. It...
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koaiʻa (Acacia koaia). Unlike other species of Rhodacanthis, koa (Acacia koa) was not present in significant numbers in its habitat. The primitive koa finch...
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the females. The lesser koa finch was endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. This species was recorded in upland koa (Acacia koa) forests, but likely inhabited...
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sea level. Genetic sequence analysis has shown its closest relative is Acacia koa of Hawaii; the estimated time of divergence is about 1.4 million years...
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elongata Acacia genistifolia Acacia inaequilatera Acacia koa Acacia koaia Acacia longifolia Acacia mangium Acacia melanoxylon Acacia myrtifolia Acacia nigricans...
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(Touchardia latifolia), and maʻoloa (Neraudia spp.). Adults eat the sap of koa (Acacia koa) trees. Vanessa tameamea typically occurs in the mid to upper canopy...
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Rhodacanthis (redirect from Koa Finch)
and R. palmeri, inhabited upper elevation mesic forests dominated by koa (Acacia koa) on the island of Hawaiʻi. Both were large birds; R. flaviceps measured...
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there lasts from November to March. Dominant tree species include koa (Acacia koa), koaiʻa (A. koaia), ʻakoko (Euphorbia spp.), ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros...
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Cryptophlebia illepida (redirect from Koa seedworm)
wide range of plants. Recorded food plants are Acacia confusa, Acacia farnesiana, Acacia koa, Acacia koaia, Alectryon macrococcus, Caesalpinia kavaiensis...
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mesic and wet forests of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa). These two species of trees attract insects, causing the Maui nukupuʻu...
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thus may not be true rainforests. The forest canopy, dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), is somewhat open, but...
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coat of arms. Front Bedroom (originally the Dining Room) - Large bed of Acacia koa; Prince Albert's cradle; Queen Emma's sleigh bed; Prince Albert Edward's...
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slopes of old volcanic craters and could be found in the understory of Acacia koa forests. "Delissea argutidentata (E.Wimm.) H.St.John". Plants of the World...
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of 3,000 to 6,000 feet. Ōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa) were important tree species in its wild habitat. Extensive understory...
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(in rare instances). Alaia boards were generally made from the wood of Acacia koa and varied in length and shape. They are distinct from the modern stand-up...
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in recent years has become increasingly valued as a substitute for koa wood. Acacia melanoxylon foliage and seeds with elaiosomes Seeds A. melanoxylon...
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of its nutrients from the host plant; common hosts include koa (Acacia koa), koaiʻa (Acacia koaia), and ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa). Santalum freycinetianum...
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Scotorythra paludicola (redirect from Koa looper moth)
on both the normal host (Acacia koa) and the invasive tree (Falcataria moluccana). Three other exotic tree species, Acacia confusa, Prosopis pallida...
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endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu. The larvae feed on Acacia koa. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera...
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surrounding plants, and Santalum haleakalae var. lanaiense is thought to use koa (Acacia koa) as a host (among other native trees). Their flowers provide nectar...
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