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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.
- Collector number
- JDJ 1260
- Date
- April 5, 1979
- Locality
- Kaohai Ahupuaa, Along Muro Trail just below junction with Awehi Trail. Transect La, Station 44
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 838 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1979, Jacobi, J.D. also collected 5 other specimens.
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. 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 801320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360269 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026