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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Wolkis, D.; Flynn, T.; Walsh, S.; Brock, K.; Bernard, J.J.P. Bernard →K. Brock →Timothy Flynn →Seana Walsh →D. Wolkis →
- Collector number
- DMW1148
- Date
- April 6, 2017
- Locality
- Koloa District. Mountains above Kalahea on the road between Kanaele Bog and Alexander Reservoir.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. 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 773893. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/773893.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154347 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026