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Metrosideros waialealae
As recorded: Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 28, 1914
- Locality
- Aukuu
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1914, Munro, G.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Laine Taffin Altman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros waialealae. BISH 60400. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60400.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026