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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
- s.n.
- Date
- October 14, 1908
- Locality
- Waiolani Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 October 14, 1908, Forbes, C.N. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Bidens macrocarpa
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Clermontia persicifolia
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Cyrtandra lessoniana
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
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Ilex anomala
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Kadua affinis
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros tremuloides
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Peperomia latifolia
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60507.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026