Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 18853
- Date
- April 14, 1938
- Locality
- Puu Aalii
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8188, -156.8778 ± 1,903 m
- Elevation
- 701 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Amauropelta globulifera
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Cibotium menziesii
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Hymenophyllum recurvum
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Oreogrammitis hookeri
Botany
Stenogrammitis saffordii
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense
Botany
Wikstroemia bicornuta
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-29
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 412224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956607472 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026