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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Thurston, L.A.Charles N. Forbes →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Collector number
- 1057.H
- Date
- July 7, 1915
- Locality
- Flow of 1840, Puna, Near RR (railroad) track
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8667
- Elevation
- 30 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
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1915, Forbes, C.N.; Thurston, L.A. also collected 20 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Asclepias curassavica
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Botany
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Botany
Erigeron bonariensis
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-05.
2026-07-05
Keaau, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-07
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-22
Isaac Hale Park, Pāhoa, HI, USA
(c) Sandy Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-03
Volcano Rd, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 427647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185089. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427647.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185089 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026