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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige; SaikiOtto Degener →T. Murashige →R. Saiki →
- Collector number
- 19598
- Date
- May 2, 1949
- Locality
- Mokuleia mauka
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 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 May 2, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige; Saiki also collected 6 other specimens.
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.
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 60180. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438868. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60180.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438868 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026