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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 34316C
- Date
- July 30, 1976
- Locality
- South of Belt Road, Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,579 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 797010. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956156696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/797010.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956156696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026