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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Perlman, S.Keahi M. Bustamente →Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- H61209
- Date
- June 20, 2012
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Kaeleku, east of Hana Airport
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.; Walvoord, N.Barbara Kennedy →Nicholas Walvoord →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 2012, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Perlman, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,560 research-grade sightings in the wild, 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
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 762785. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762785.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433248 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026