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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1227
- Date
- March 31, 1909
- Locality
- Konahuanui
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Clermontia kakeana
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Clermontia oblongifolia
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Clermontia oblongifolia
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Lepidium didymum
Botany
Lepidium didymum
Botany
Lepidium didymum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Plantago major
Botany
Taraxacum officinale
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Youngia japonica
Botany
Youngia japonica
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,560 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 427636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956351004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956351004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026