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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Russ, G.W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 1, 1927
- Locality
- Kapapala
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.2833, -155.4500
- Elevation
- 853 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1927, Russ, G.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,092 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Devastation Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Mark and Sue Fessler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60177. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956348907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60177.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956348907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026