Metrosideros
Rātā and allies
As recorded: Metrosideros Banks ex Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Collector number
- 1020
- Date
- June 30, 1977
- Locality
- Mt. Marau, ridge top
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,493 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1977, Gagné, B.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Metrosideros observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30,254 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pitt Town Rd, Kenthurst, NSW, AU
(c) J E Nash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ
(c) Birding by Bus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Te Arai Point Rd, Wellsford, Auckland, NZ
(c) Birding by Bus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Trevallyn Nature Recreation Area, Trevallyn, TAS, AU
(c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Colongra, NSW, AU
(c) rose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
East Harbour Regional park, Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ
(c) Tia McNicholl, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros. BISH 422863. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422863.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026