Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Kondo, Y.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: s.n.
- Date
- March 25, 1961
- Locality
- Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst; S.H.Sohmer; W.L.WagnerD.R.Herbst →S.H.Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1961, Kondo, Y. also collected 15 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Clermontia arborescens
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Kadua munroi
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Pittosporum confertiflorum
Botany
Pteridium aquilinum
Botany
Scaevola chamissoniana
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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 60211. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37568262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60211.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37568262 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026