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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
- 454
- Date
- September 9, 1922
- Locality
- Keeau S of Hilo, Waipahoehoe
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6000, -155.0000
- Elevation
- 61 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 9, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 23 other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
Botany
Barbellopsis trichophora
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Clermontia hawaiiensis
Botany
Clermontia hawaiiensis
Botany
Ectropothecium arcuatum
Botany
Frullania meyeniana
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Peperomia remyi
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Radulina borbonica
Botany
Stereocaulon
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 329 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kaleponi Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kaleponi Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kaleponi Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kaleponi Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60395.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224991 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026