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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Pratt, L.W.
- Collector number
- 1166
- Date
- May 24, 1982
- Locality
- Kamakou Preserve, gulch below Pu'u Kolekole, East Molokai.
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1982, Pratt, L.W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 789656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606413. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/789656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606413 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026