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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.
- Collector number
- 649
- Date
- November 17, 1981
- Locality
- Kapapala Forest Reserve, Kau District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3000, -155.5167
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 17, 1981, Davis, J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 152 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
(c) Steve Shunk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Erin Yokoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 656744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656744.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481108 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026