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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 322.M
- Date
- February 1, 1913
- Locality
- L of Lahainaluna Valley
- Island
- Maui
- 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 1, 1913, Forbes, C.N. also collected 12 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1913. 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 60487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505829. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60487.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505829 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026