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Metrosideros macropus, 'ohia, 'ohia lehua, lehua, 1
- Aiea Tr., O'ahu, 2 - Poamoho Tr., O'ahu, endemic |
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Metrosideros polymorpha, 'ohia lehua, 'ohia, lehua, lehua papa, lehua 'ahihi, 'ahihi ku ma kua, 'ahihi lehua, kumakua,
'ohi'a 'ahihi, 1 - Waikamoi Flume Tr., Maui, 4 - Waianae Mts., O'ahu,
5 - Mt. Ka'ala, O'ahu, 9-11
- Pupukea, O'ahu, 12 - Aiea Tr., O'ahu, 13-17 - Mt. Ka'ala, O'ahu, April
30, 2005, endemic. This
extremely variable species may be mature and flower when only a few inches
tall in bogs but may reach towering heights in other habitats.
Leaves range from thick and very pubescent to thin and glabrous.
Flowers may be either red, or less frequently, yellow. The species
is the most pervasive native forest tree in Hawaii, found on all the major
islands and in a variety of habitats. It is an important food plant
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Metrosideros tremuloides, lehua 'ahihi, 'ahihi, 'ahihi
ku ma kua, 'ahihi lehua, kumakua, 'ohi'a 'ahihi, Mount Ka'ala, O'ahu,
endemic |
