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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 611225015
- Date
- December 25, 1961
- Locality
- Kilauea, NE Ledge
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4000, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1961, Krajina, V.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Carex meyenii
Botany
Cibotium chamissoi
Botany
Cibotium chamissoi
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Hoiokula sandwicensis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Peperomia
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Pteridium aquilinum
Botany
Pteridium aquilinum
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,129 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Caroline Farmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 744548. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956638099. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744548.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956638099 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026