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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla (Rock) H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S.P.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 301
- Date
- January 27, 1998
- Locality
- W Maui, along narrow ridegetop dividing the valleys of Honokohau and Waihee
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8969, -156.5800 ± 489 m
- Elevation
- 1,585 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 211 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Lahaina, HI, US
(c) cameron_morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 659080. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956611629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659080.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956611629 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026