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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25250
- Date
- December 25, 1953
- Locality
- Kalaupapa Trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1793, -156.9938 ± 794 m
- Elevation
- 457 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 December 25, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Artemisia australis
Botany
Boerhavia glabrata
Botany
Broussonetia papyrifera
Botany
Broussonetia papyrifera
Botany
Colubrina asiatica
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyrtomium falcatum
Botany
Doryopteris decipiens
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Momordica charantia
Botany
Mucuna gigantea
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
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Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Pityrogramma austroamericana
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-14.
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 412581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196467. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196467 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026