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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1817
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; Hawaii
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1817. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 443894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956428018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956428018 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026