Explorebishopmuseum.org

Metrosideros polymorpha

Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution

BISH 427635Botany

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: July 1, 1911
Locality: Kilauea-iki Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.4000, -155.2333
Elevation: 1,128 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

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,098 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US

no rights reserved

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 427635. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424159. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427635.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956424159 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026