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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Pezzillo, Z.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Zach D. Pezzillo →
- Collector number
- H112211
- Date
- November 17, 2022
- Locality
- West Maui. Wailuku District. Waihee Valle, back of valley on south side of stream below "Wall of Tears"
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 17, 2022, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Pezzillo, Z. also collected 2 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,562 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
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)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 788541. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956314194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/788541.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956314194 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026