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Metrosideros rugosa
Lehua papa
As recorded: Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 28, 1935
- Locality
- Waikane-Schofield Trail, Koolau Range Kahana-Waianae Uka
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 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
Metrosideros rugosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 121 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros rugosa. BISH 443851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956357078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956357078 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026