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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.; Kores, P.J.S. Davis →P.J. Kores →
- Collector number
- 121
- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Locality
- Waialeale
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 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 September 2, 1979, Davis, J.; Kores, P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Huperzia subintegra
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Huperzia subintegra
Botany
Lobelia grayana
Botany
Lobelia villosa
Botany
Melicope kavaiensis
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Rhynchospora chinensis
Botany
Trematolobelia kauaiensis
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,561 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 448705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701799. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448705.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701799 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026