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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 22194
- Date
- March 2, 1952
- Locality
- N mauka of Lanai City
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8293, -156.9025 ± 2,794 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 2, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-16.

2026-05-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-11
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-29
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-15
Awehi Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 10403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956203744. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10403.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956203744 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
