Difference between revisions of "Acacia koa"

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Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Acacia koa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Koa. A species of Acacia (A. koa, page 186), from the wood of which the Hawaiians make their beautiful highly polished "calabashes." The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Acacia koa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acacia koa, Gray. Koa. Tree of 50-60 ft., with spreading branches: phyll. falcate, acuminate and tapering to base, striate with 3-5 parallel nerves more prominent, 4-5 in. long, 3/8-1/2in. wide; gland at base prominent: fls. in short racemes or rarely solitary, or in pairs, 50-60 fls. in a head; peduncles 1/2in. long, 5-merous; calyx united, ciliate edges: pod brown, flat, thin, reticulately nerved, more or less constricted between seeds, 5-6 in. long, 1/4-1 in. wide; seed dark brown, nearly transverse, oblong, about 1/2in long by 1/4in. wide; funicle light brown, filiform, not encircling seed but with 2 or 3 twists at hilum end. Hawaiian Isls.—A valuable timber tree, capable of receiving a high polish. It should be more largely grown in Calif. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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