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Metrosideros waialealae
Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa
As recorded: Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.; Copelund, M.H.M.H. Copelund →Joseph F. Rock →
- Collector number
- 12524
- Date
- December 28, 1915
- Locality
- Mapulehu ridge
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1915, Rock, J.F.C.; Copelund, M.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Laine Taffin Altman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros waialealae. BISH 60218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149471. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60218.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149471 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026