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Metrosideros waialealae
Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa
As recorded: Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 330
- Date
- June 20, 1928
- Locality
- Kaiholena Ridge
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8296, -156.9033 ± 585 m
- Elevation
- 686 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 waialealae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-04.
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-03-24
Hawaii, US
(c) joshsilberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros waialealae. BISH 60227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60227.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026