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Metrosideros tremuloides
Lehua ahihi
As recorded: Metrosideros tremuloides (A.Heller) Knuth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 2300
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Tantalus mountain
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros tremuloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 194 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Alyce C Dodge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros tremuloides. BISH 445895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956414001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/445895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956414001 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
