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Metrosideros polymorpha

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BISH 443891Botany

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 991 K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: W Waimea drainage basin
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Dawson, J.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,580 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA

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Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA

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

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA

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

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA

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

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

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

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 443891. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416277. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443891.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956416277 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026