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Metrosideros polymorpha

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Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Pratt, L.W.; Anderson, S.S.J. Anderson →L. Cuddihy Pratt →
Collector number: 1256
Date: May 31, 1982
Locality: Kamokou Preserve, Kupai`a Gulch, East Moloka`i.
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 914 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

1,346 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros polymorpha · collected 1817–2024Species page ›

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.

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Metrosideros polymorpha observed 2026-10-25

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 789758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956188996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/789758.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956188996 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026