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Loughmiller, Campbell and Lynn

Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha

Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich. var. polymorpha

'Ohi'a Lehua

Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family)

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

USDA Symbol: MEPOP2

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 25 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Orange
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: HI

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 31 - Native Plants Hawai�i (2018) University of Hawaii
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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