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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
- May 8, 1909
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Punaluu to Kaipaupau
- 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 May 8, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 22 other specimens.
Amauropelta globulifera
Botany
Clermontia oblongifolia
Botany
Entosthodon subinteger
Botany
Euphorbia clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope hosakae
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Nothocestrum longifolium
Botany
Nothocestrum longifolium
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Pteris terminalis
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956694309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956694309 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026