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Metrosideros polymorpha

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BISH 10406Botany

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Degener, O.
Collector number: 22190
Date: March 2, 1952
Locality: Puu Kilea, E slope, above Maunalei Gulch
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8415, -156.9014 ± 706 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

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-07-21

2026-07-21

Maui, Lahaina, HI, US

(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-05-16

2026-05-16

Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US

(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-04-11

2026-04-11

Lanai City, HI 96763, USA

(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2025-09-29

2025-09-29

Lanai City, HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2025-09-03

2025-09-03

Lanai City, HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2025-09-02

2025-09-02

Maui County, US-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 10406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10406.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956459617 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026