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Acacia koa
Koa
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Photographer: Eric White
ID: 0000 0000 0212 2690 (2012-02-28)Copyright © 2012 Eric White
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date of photo Feb 27, 2012
latitude 19.39611 longitude -155.31923 max error distance 25478 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GeoLocatelocation
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii, Big Island (Hawaiian Islands), US)family
Fabaceae
plant community Wet to dry forests, 60-2060mnotes Endemic to Hawaiian islands. This photo of a koa sapling shows the modified, expanded petiole (phyllode) leading to the true leaves. As the tree grows, the true leaves will no longer occur, leaving only the sickle shaped phyllodes as apparent leaves. Phyllodes do function in photosynthesis.camera Olympus Stylus 790SW
photo category: Plant - tree
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