Myrtaceae
Lehua papa
Metrosideros rugosa
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Metrosideros
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Lehua papa
- Hawaiian
- Lehua papa
Synonyms
- Nani rugosa Kuntze
- Nania rugosa (A.Gray) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was KarlM at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was KarlM at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.