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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Wolkis, D.; Walsh, S.; Lyte, B.; Lum, C.Christian Lum →B. Lyte →Seana Walsh →D. Wolkis →
- Collector number
- DMW1201
- Date
- January 14, 2019
- Locality
- Waimea District. Kokee.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,266 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 14, 2019, Wolkis, D.; Walsh, S.; Lyte, B.; Lum, C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,565 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
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)
2026-10-26
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 778481. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309431. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778481.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309431 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026