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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2417
- Date
- June 22, 1895
- Locality
- Between Hanapepe and Wahiawa rivers
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 June 22, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,569 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Pahoa
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60252. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60252.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026