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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 383
- Date
- October 23, 1928
- Locality
- Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8122, -156.8733 ± 920 m
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-29
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598218. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60160.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598218 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026