Metrosideros polymorpha

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla (Rock) H.St.John

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Newell, C.L.
Collector number: 318
Date: August 9, 1966
Locality: up Kulani Prison Road about 7.4 miles toward the prison from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway near Hilo. About 2 meters from left of road is a lone tall Pritchardia palm (lardmark). Plant was about 50 meters into forest at left of road. (plot 42)
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.5833, -155.1333
Elevation: 690 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.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

Collected the same day

On August 9, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 20845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20845.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956361428 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026