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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. pumila (A.Heller) J.W.Dawson & Stemmerm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Wolkis, D.; Flynn, T.; Sloss, C.; Bergert, B.; Shepard, D.; Choromanska, M.; Byers, Y.; Tannaci, D.B. Bergert →Y. Byers →M. Choromanska →Timothy Flynn →D. Shepard →C. Sloss →D. Tannaci →D. Wolkis →
- Collector number
- DMW1129
- Date
- November 3, 2016
- Locality
- Waimea District. Lehua makanoe, Kokee.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,208 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2016. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 773894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956216700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/773894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956216700 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
