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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Kennedy, B.; Imada, C.C.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →
- Collector number
- 50
- Date
- March 19, 2018
- Locality
- Honolulu, Bishop Museum Campus, native Hawaiian garden.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.; Walvoord, N.Barbara Kennedy →Nicholas Walvoord →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 19, 2018, Kennedy, B.; Imada, C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2018. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 774033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555741. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/774033.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555741 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026