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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1094
- Date
- June 18, 1933
- Locality
- S ridge, Kipapa Gulch, Koolau Mts., Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1933, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 21 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,560 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

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)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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 446182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258020 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
