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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
- 620225349
- Date
- February 25, 1962
- Locality
- Waianae Mts, Dupont Trail to Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5000, -158.1000
- Elevation
- 1,050 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1962, Krajina, V.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Carex meyenii
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Coprosma longifolia
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doryopteris decipiens
Botany
Doryopteris decipiens
Botany
Dryopteris sandwicensis
Botany
Elaphoglossum aemulum
Botany
Elaphoglossum alatum
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 546 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Waialua, HI, US
(c) emcummings23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 744550. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956335111. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744550.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956335111 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026