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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 504
- Date
- September 12, 1922
- Locality
- Kilauea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4333, -155.2500
- Elevation
- 1,189 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 17 other specimens.
Anoectangium euchloron
Botany
Bazzania praerupta
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Ectropothecium decurrens
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Macromitrium microstomum
Botany
Morelotia gahniiformis
Botany
Polypodium pellucidum
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Sematophyllum mundulum
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,148 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956627050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956627050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026