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Metrosideros waialealae
Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa
As recorded: Metrosideros waialealae var. waialealae
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Kores, P.J.; (sub Davis, J.)
- Collector number
- 121
- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Locality
- Waialeale summit
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1979, Kores, P.J.; (sub Davis, J.) also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Laine Taffin Altman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros waialealae. BISH 427758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681382. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427758.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681382 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026