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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 6174
- Date
- March 21, 1910
- Locality
- Waiau [sp?] gulch, Maunahui
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 21, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,560 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956393036 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
