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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1339
- Date
- June 23, 1976
- Locality
- Large subgulch system in SW section of main gulch. Pahole Gulch, Waianae Mts., Waialua, Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 564 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1976, Nagata, K.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,567 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pahoa
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-10-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 758491. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956270197. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/758491.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956270197 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026