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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 660627051
- Date
- June 27, 1966
- Locality
- Kealakomo, above Holei Pali
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3000, -155.1000
- Elevation
- 701 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1966, Krajina, V.J. also collected 14 other specimens.
Argemone glauca
Botany
Argemone glauca
Botany
Erythrina sandwicensis
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Grona triflora
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Ipomoea violacea
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Mucuna gigantea
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Thespesia populnea
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,882 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 486500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486500.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232841 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026