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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 7082b
- Date
- March 15, 1978
- Locality
- Kipuka 0.25 mi S of Saddle Rd., 0.3 mi past 15 mile marker, Hilo Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6833, -155.2667
- Elevation
- 1,173 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 March 15, 1978, Higashino, P.K. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 799 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) jillpdxer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 423318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242297. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423318.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242297 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026