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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Stuessy, T.F.
- Collector number
- 6139
- Date
- May 30, 1982
- Locality
- 25.8 mi W of Hilo on Saddle Rd
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6833, -155.4667
- Elevation
- 1,980 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 30, 1982, Stuessy, T.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Asplenium densum
Botany
Asplenium densum
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Elaphoglossum wawrae
Botany
Geranium cuneatum
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
Botany
Sadleria pallida
Botany
Tetramolopium humile
Botany
Trisetum glomeratum
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 695 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) jillpdxer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 503292. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501576. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503292.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501576 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026