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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. pumila (A.Heller) J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2738
- Date
- August 21, 1895
- Locality
- Wahiawa River
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 21, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 604436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195485. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/604436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956195485 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026