M. p. var. dieteri M. p. var. glaberrima M. p. var. incana M. p. var. macrophylla M. p. var. newelli M. p. var. polymorpha M. p. var. pumila M. p. var. pseudorugosa
Synonyms[3]
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Metrosideros collina f. lurida rock
Metrosideros collina f. sericea Rock
Metrosideros collina f. strigosa Rock
Metrosideros collina subsp. polymorpha (Gaudich.) Rock
Metrosideros collina var. glaberrima (H.Lév.) Rock
Metrosideros collina var. glabrifolia (A.Heller) Rock
Metrosideros collina var. haleakalesis Rock
Metrosideros collina var. hemilanata Hochr.
Metrosideros collina var. imbricata Rock
Metrosideros collina var. incana (H.Lév.) Rock
Metrosideros collina var. macrophylla Rock
Metrosideros collina var. newellii Rock
Metrosideros collina var. prostrata Rock
Metrosideros collina var. pumila (A.Heller) Rock
Metrosideros hillebrandii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Metrosideros pumila (A.Heller) Hochr.
Nania glabrifolia A.Heller
Nania polymorpha (Gaudich.) A.Heller
Nania pumila A.Heller
Metrosideros polymorpha, the ʻōhiʻa lehua,[4] is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi. It is a member of the diverse Metrosideros genus, which are widespread over the southwest Pacific. It is the state tree of Hawai‘i.[5]
It is a highly variable tree, being 20–25 m (66–82 ft) tall in favorable situations, and a much smaller prostrate shrub when growing in boggy soils or directly on basalt. It produces a brilliant display of flowers, made up of a mass of stamens, which can range from fiery red to yellow. Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele, the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula. ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the first plants to grow on new lava flows.
Metrosideros polymorpha is commonly called a lehua tree, or an ʻōhiʻa lehua, or simply an ʻōhiʻa; all are correct,[6] although ʻōhiʻa is also used to refer to the tomato as well as certain varieties of sugarcane and taro.[7] There is a widespread but mistaken notion that the Hawaiʻian word ʻōhiʻa only refers to the tree and that the word lehua only refers to its flowers.
^Keir, M. (2020). "Metrosideros polymorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62779A103803370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T62779A103803370.en. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^Cite error: The named reference TradTree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
^Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of ʻōhiʻa". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.; Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of lehua". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.
^"05/24/22 – IT'S OFFICIAL! ʻŌHIʻA LEHUA BECOMES HAWAI'I STATE ENDEMIC TREE". Department of Land and Natural Resources. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^Wagner, Warren Lambert; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H. (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaiʻi (revised ed.). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 967–969. ISBN 9780824821661.
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umbellata) of New Zealand, and ʻōhiʻa lehua (M. polymorpha), from the Hawaiian Islands. Metrosideros is one of the most widely spread flowering plant...
(Wikstroemia spp.), loulu fan palms (Pritchardia spp.), ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha), and lama (Diospyros sandwicensis). Mixed mesic forests, at 750...
sandwicense (or māmane–naio) forest on its flanks, and an Acacia koa–Metrosiderospolymorpha (or koa–ʻōhiʻa) forest, now mostly cleared by the former sugar...
closely related to the widespread and highly variable ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha), found throughout the islands. Lehua papa, however, is restricted...
it to grow in very young volcanic soils. Koa and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha) dominate the canopy of Hawaiian mixed mesic forests. It is also...
"rainbow colored", probably due to the predominant color of the Metrosiderospolymorpha flower: an animal that floats through the air, from one lehua to...
breed only on the Big Island, in stands of native ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha) trees. The species was protected as an endangered species in the...
of old canvas tents". Today, the flowers of the native ʻōhiʻa (Metrosiderospolymorpha) are favored by a number of nectarivorous honeycreepers. The wide...
small group of islands, Metrosideros kermadecensis is listed as range restricted, but is not regarded as threatened. Metrosideros kermadecensis is widely...
been well studied. Species include the dwarfed ʻōhiʻa lehua tree (Metrosiderospolymorpha), the Maui violet (Viola mauiensis), a variety of Hawaiian lobelioids...
leeward side of the island. Associated plants include: ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla)...
(Rubus hawaiensis), kanawao (Broussaisia arguta), and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha), eating the insects underneath. The Maui parrotbill also bites...
mesic forests dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha) at an elevations of 975–1,065 m (3,199–3,494 ft). It is threatened...
conservation of the most dominant rainforest tree in Hawai'i, Metrosiderospolymorpha. Unfortunately, the progression of the malignant lymphoma slowed...
forest habitat. Other plants in the forests include ohia lehua (Metrosiderospolymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa), which dominate the canopy, and Ēlama (Diospyros...
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