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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 955
- Date
- June 22, 1967
- Locality
- End of Hilina Pali Road, 1.5 miles down Hilina Pali Switchback Trail. Near two Metrosideros trees about 10 m from sharp hairpin turn in trail. (plot 46a)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.2833, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 465 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 22, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Bulbostylis capillaris
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Centaurium erythraea
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Cynodon dactylon
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium uncinatum
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Digitaria setigera
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Gamochaeta purpurea
Botany
Gamochaeta purpurea
Botany
Gamochaeta purpurea
Botany
Lysimachia arvensis
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii
Botany
Oxalis corniculata
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Portulaca pilosa
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Salvia coccinea
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Sporobolus africanus
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Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,917 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 21487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21487.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166361 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026