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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 611226063
- Date
- December 26, 1961
- Locality
- Mauna Loa, E slopes, road from Kilauea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4000, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 1,800 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1961, Krajina, V.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
Botany
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Asplenium densum
Botany
Christella dentata
Botany
Christella dentata
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Dubautia scabra
Botany
Hymenasplenium unilaterale
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Morelotia gahniiformis
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii
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 744760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956500159. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744760.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956500159 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026