Metrosideros collina
As recorded: Metrosideros collina (Forst.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 8729
- Date
- November 3, 1987
- Locality
- Mahina, crete Est de la Tuauru, sommet du Mt. Pihaiateta.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.6000, -149.4670
- Elevation
- 1,742 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 3, 1987, Florence, J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros collina observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-09.
2026-06-09
Pirae, Polynésie française
(c) estebanbranchereau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Tahiti, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-06
Tahiti, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-04
Fa'a'ā, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-04
Fa'a'ā, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-04
Fa'a'ā, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros collina. BISH 559150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956261964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559150.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956261964 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026