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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
- 691 Mo
- Date
- March 31, 1915
- Locality
- Kamoku
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1174, -156.9204 ± 944 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
Botany
Aneura
Botany
Aneura
Botany
Aplozia
Botany
Aplozia
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Barbellopsis trichophora
Botany
Bazzania brighamii
Botany
Bazzania brighamii
Botany
Bazzania sandvicensis
Botany
Bazzania sandvicensis
Botany
Calypogeia cuspidata
Botany
Calypogeia tosana
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus laxitextus
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
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Campylopus umbellatus
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Campylopus umbellatus
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Campylopus umbellatus
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Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563590. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60488.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563590 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026