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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1041
- Date
- November 2, 1947
- Locality
- Kawaiiki Valley, Kawailoa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 2, 1947, Webster, G.L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. 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 60146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956549474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956549474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026