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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. pumila (A.Heller) J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3730
- Date
- August 11, 1961
- Locality
- Waihiawa Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1961, Stone, B.C. also collected 16 other specimens.
Adenophorus abietinus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Drosera anglica
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Eleocharis obtusa
Botany
Fraxinus uhdei
Botany
Hymenophyllum recurvum
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Melicope waialealae
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Psychotria mariniana
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 46316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154778. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154778 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026