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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 822
- Date
- April 7, 1971
- Locality
- Imbricata Rock Ridge between Puu Hapapa and Puu Kanehoa, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 777 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 7, 1971, Nagata, K.M. also collected 2 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,570 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Pahoa
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) John DiDiego, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 76497. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292833. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76497.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292833 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026