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    Metrosideros polymorpha, the ʻōhiʻa lehua, is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest...
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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...
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    lies within the national park. It offers aʻe ferns, ʻōhiʻa trees (Metrosideros polymorpha), and hapu’u of genus Cibotium are common. The park hosts many...
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    it to grow in very young volcanic soils. Koa and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) dominate the canopy of Hawaiian mixed mesic forests. It is also...
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    sandwicense (or māmane–naio) forest on its flanks, and an Acacia koa–Metrosideros polymorpha (or koa–ʻōhiʻa) forest, now mostly cleared by the former sugar...
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    (Wikstroemia spp.), loulu fan palms (Pritchardia spp.), ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), and lama (Diospyros sandwicensis). Mixed mesic forests, at 750...
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    the genus Metrosideros with such easily detachable and paper-like bark. Metrosideros bartlettii is categorised in the subgenus Metrosideros within the...
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    of old canvas tents". Today, the flowers of the native ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) are favored by a number of nectarivorous honeycreepers. The wide...
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    Red lehua blossom (Metrosideros polymorpha)....
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    "rainbow colored", probably due to the predominant color of the Metrosideros polymorpha flower: an animal that floats through the air, from one lehua to...
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    group of islands, Metrosideros kermadecensis is listed as range restricted, but is not regarded as threatened.[citation needed] Metrosideros kermadecensis...
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    closely related to the widespread and highly variable ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), found throughout the islands. Lehua papa, however, is restricted...
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    opposition in 2021. Metrosideros robusta, northern rātā Metrosideros umbellata, southern rātā Metrosideros bartlettii, Bartlett's rātā Metrosideros parkinsonii...
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  • Martinia polymorpha, a perennial herb Medicago polymorpha, a plant native to the Mediterranean Basin Melanoides polymorpha, a freshwater snail Metrosideros polymorpha...
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    and Oʻahu. ʻApapane commonly forage in the canopies of ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees, drinking nectar from the flowers and serving as important...
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    the ʻiʻiwi shifted to nectar from the blossoms of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. ʻIʻiwi also eat small arthropods. Feeding on ʻōhiʻa lehua...
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    breed only on the Big Island, in stands of native ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. The species was protected as an endangered species in the...
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    Metrosideros macropus,commonly known as the lehua mamo or 'ohi'a, is a species of tree in the eucalyptus family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the island...
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    The high-elevation forests are populated by native ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees and an extremely diverse endemic flora and fauna in the...
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    ferns, and grass are common, and even a few ōhiʻa lehua trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) grow along the summit. Many of the collapse craters in particular...
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    specific type of lei and a color. Hawaiʻi: red, ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) Maui: pink, lokelani (Rosa damascena) Kahoʻolawe: gray or silver...
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    the forms of ʻIeʻIe (Freycinetia arborea) vine, ʻŌhiʻa Lehua (metrosideros polymorpha)flower, ʻulu (breadfruit), niu (only the coconut tree trunk), and...
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  • are now rare; C. oppositifolia is listed as Endangered. Also see Metrosideros polymorpha Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer. 1990. Manual of...
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    open-canopy forest systems alongside native plants such as ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), and...
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  • mamo (Metrosideros macropus Hook. & Arn.) – Oahu ʻŌhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.) Lehua papa (Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray) Metrosideros tremuloides...
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    dependent on high-elevation mesic and wet forests of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa). These two species of trees attract insects...
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    have several species adapted to feed on nectar. The Hawaiian tree Metrosideros polymorpha is heavily dependant on the pollination of the more or less nectarivorous...
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    rock) - in Hawaii: swordfern (Polystichum munitum), ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), ‘ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum), ‘āma‘u (Sadleria cyatheoides);...
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    rain to fall. Lehua ʻāpane or ʻōhiʻa ʻāpane is an ʻōhiʻa tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) with dark red blossoms. ʻAkaka Falls is located on Kolekole Stream...
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    available, it will sip nectar from koa (Acacia koa) or ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha). The breeding season of the Hawaiʻi creeper lasts from April to...
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