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Metrosideros polymorpha
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 5502
- Date
- August 6, 1987
- Locality
- N Kona District. Opposite Kaupulehu Preserve, along Mamahaloa Hwy (190) at 12 mi NE of Kailua Kona (by 28 mi marker)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7667, -155.9167
- Elevation
- 630 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T. also collected 15 other specimens.
Capparis spinosa
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cyperus hillebrandii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Nototrichium sandwicense
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Salvia coccinea
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 211 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) xsl_wzhk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 610434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956667351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026