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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hatheway, W.H.W.H. Hatheway →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23997
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Waipio Trail, Waipio, Hamakua District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.1167, -155.6000
- Elevation
- 259 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 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-15.
2026-06-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Opelo Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Robert Mead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Opelo Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Robert Mead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) reischilove, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 413121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277538. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277538 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026