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Metrosideros polymorpha in life
In life — ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kevin Faccenda
BISH 578227.1Botany

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by
Adee, K.T.
Collector number
s.n.
Date
October 23, 1978
Locality
Piihonua, Hilo Forest Reserve, Site 25 OS
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.7000, -155.2167
Elevation
860 m
Identified by
Herbst, D.R.
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 23, 1978, Adee, K.T. also collected 6 other specimens.

Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 740 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-21.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 578227.1. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956208535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/578227.1.

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