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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 850.M
- Date
- July 18, 1919
- Locality
- E of Ukulele
- 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
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60530. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268665. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60530.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268665 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026