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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Walsh, S.; Tangalin, N.; Chock, K.Alvin K. Chock →Natalia Tangalin →Seana Walsh →
- Collector number
- SKW164
- Date
- November 18, 2015
- Locality
- Lihue District. Mt. Ha'upu. North facing slope on west ridge.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 611 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 767741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/767741.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664824 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026