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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Locality
- Olaa, Olaa Forest Reserve, Site 08 OS
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5667, -155.2167
- Elevation
- 969 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,492 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)
2026-10-21
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
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 576817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/576817.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233269 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026