Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 7
- Date
- October 6, 1926
- Locality
- Waipio-Waiawa ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 450 m
- 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 October 6, 1926, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Alyxia stellata
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Callistopteris baldwinii
Botany
Clermontia persicifolia
Botany
Cuphea carthagenensis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Elaphoglossum micradenium
Botany
Euphorbia clusiifolia
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Eurya sandwicensis
Botany
Exocarpos gaudichaudii
Botany
Exocarpos gaudichaudii
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
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Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
Botany
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,579 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60468.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026