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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Hillebrand, W.B.; Lydgate, J.M.Wilhelm Hillebrand →John Mortimer Lydgate →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Makawao, Maliko gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,571 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 Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) John DiDiego, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60292. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60292.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026