BISH 665533Botany

Metrosideros

Rātā and allies

As recorded: Metrosideros Banks ex Gaertn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 12128
Date: December 6, 1993
Locality: Faanui, Mont Hue, flanc Nord-Est
Island: Bora Bora
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.5000, -151.7330
Elevation: 500 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

62 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros · collected 1894–2016Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 6, 1993, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Metrosideros observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-31.

2026-01-31

Nunue, Bora-Bora, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-30

Nūnu'e, Bora-Bora, French Polynesia

(c) Enot Poluskuns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Metrosideros. BISH 665533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956492618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/665533.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956492618 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026