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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; de Lappe, R.de Lappe →Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 5233
- Date
- May 15, 1987
- Locality
- Waimea Distr., Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve on western side of Waimea Canyon, just east of Hwy 550
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 975 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 May 15, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; de Lappe, R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Coprosma waimeae
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Erigeron karvinskianus
Botany
Lythrum maritimum
Botany
Melicope barbigera
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Paratrophis pendulina
Botany
Passiflora tarminiana
Botany
Pinus taeda
Botany
Pinus taeda
Botany
Psychotria greenwelliae
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 513621. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701973. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/513621.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701973 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026