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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 1024
- Date
- June 11, 1929
- Locality
- Mt. Tukou.
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Elevation
- 564 m
- Identified by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 11, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 11 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,578 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 166022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956243311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166022.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956243311 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026