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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 673
- Date
- July 20, 1974
- Locality
- Kau District. Along Hwy 11, 58 km from Hilo, towards Kona. North of main road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3833, -155.3333
- Elevation
- 1,130 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
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,117 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 410749. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956529474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410749.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956529474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026