Home > Plants > Myrtaceae > Metrosideros macropus

Family Myrtaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Metrosideros macropus 

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu

LONG-STEMMED 'OHI'A LEHUA

Small tree of mesic & wet ridges, endemic to Oahu's Ko'olau Mountain range.  Leaves broadly ovate without hairs, petioles 1/2 to 1/3 as long as the blade.  Large yellow flowers (rarely red) with persistent bracts.