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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Clarkson, B.D.
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- August 5, 1988
- Locality
- Waikamoi, 0.3 mi. E of Stream
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1988, Clarkson, B.D. also collected 3 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 580932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644896. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644896 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026