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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 331
- Date
- June 20, 1928
- Locality
- Hookio Ridge
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8333, -156.8952 ± 554 m
- Elevation
- 701 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1928, Munro, G.C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 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 60226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231977. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60226.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231977 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026