Metrosideros polymorpha

(syn. Metrosideros collina), ohia, ohia lehua

• Family Myrtaceae.
• Native to Hawaii.
• Special areas: Kokee, Keahua, Waimea Arboretum, Aiea, Haleakala, Kalopa, Volcanoes, Kipuka Puaulu.
• Wood used for construction, carved images, household implements, canoe parts, flooring, ship blocking, marine construction, canal stakes, pallets, fenceposts, decorative poles, ukulele keys to railroad crossties.
• Profile of Profile of Metrosideros polymorpha (‘ōhi‘a) (‘ōhi‘a) in Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands project [2.1 MB]

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