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Metrosideros macropus
Lehua mamo
As recorded: Metrosideros macropus Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 3693 c
- Date
- December 30, 1965
- Locality
- S rim of Kaau Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 519 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1965, Long, C.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Metrosideros macropus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) gabikics, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros macropus. BISH 632423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647441. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632423.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647441 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026