
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
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7000, -155.2167
- Elevation
- 860 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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.

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)

2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956208535 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
