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Metrosideros polymorpha

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BISH 60158Botany

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Degener, O.; Murashige, T.Otto Degener →T. Murashige →
Collector number: 20303
Date: August 4, 1949
Locality: Waiakeakua Gulch
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 610 m
Identified by: Dawson, J.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,560 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

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 60158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60158.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956535155 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026