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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
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D.D. Paquin →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- Alakai 45
- Date
- October 30, 1982
- Locality
- Lehua maka noe, open bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,201 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1982, Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D. also collected 18 other specimens.
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaphoglossum aemulum
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Viola wailenalenae
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,562 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 494066. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494066.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956560668 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026