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Metrosideros polymorpha

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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: 620418103
Date: April 18, 1962
Locality: Puu Kukui
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8000, -156.6000
Elevation: 1,620 m
Identified by: Snow, N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 206 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-05.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US

(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-08-21

2026-08-21

Lahaina, HI, US

(c) cameron_morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-08-05

2026-08-05

Maui, Hawaii, United States

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-08-05

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 744896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744896.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956195126 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026