Metrosideros vitiensis

As recorded: Metrosideros collina var. vitiensis A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 5330
Date: July 21, 1947
Locality: Valley of Nggaliwana Creek, north of the sawmill at Navai
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Mba Province, Fiji
Elevation: 788 m
Identified by: Perry, L.M.
Record type: Preserved specimen

38 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros vitiensis · collected 1927–1968Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1947, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Metrosideros vitiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18

Tafea, VU

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-18

Tafea, VU

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-17

Tafea, VU

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-23

Tafea, VU

(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-11-30

Lomaiviti, Fiji

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

2021-06-24

Sale'aula, Savai'i, Samoa

(c) Colin Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Metrosideros vitiensis. BISH 166240. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956144021. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166240.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956144021 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026