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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Russell, P.
- Collector number
- 100
- Date
- July 20, 1932
- Locality
- Pauoa Flats
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1932, Russell, P. also collected 12 other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Cibotium chamissoi
Botany
Cibotium chamissoi
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Plantago major
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Zingiber zerumbet
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60126.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026