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Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla

Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich. var. macrophylla (Rock) H. St. John

Ahihi Lehua, Kumakua, Lehua, Lehua Papa, Ohi'a Lehua, Ohia

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

Synonym(s): Metrosideros collina var. macrophylla, Metrosideros polymorpha ssp. micrantha, Metrosideros polymorpha var. micrantha

USDA Symbol: MEPOM

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 75 feet tall, often much shorter.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Color variations within, or between, varieties of this species are not well documented.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Shrublands, mesic to wet forests.

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii
Webref 31 - Native Plants Hawai�i (2018) University of Hawaii
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

USDA: Find Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-14
Research By: CBR

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