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Metrosideros polymorpha

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BISH 60346BotanySyntype

Metrosideros polymorpha

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. pumila (A.Heller) J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 8145
Date: August 1, 1910
Locality: W Maui, summit of Mt. Puu Kukui
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Dawson, J.W.
Type status: Syntype
Record type: Preserved specimen

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

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.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60346. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60346.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956316038 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026