Myrtaceae

Lehua 'ahihi

Metrosideros tremuloides (A.Heller) Rock

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Metrosideros

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Lehua 'ahihi (Metrosideros tremuloides) — FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lehua 'ahihi
Japanese: アーヒヒレフア

Synonyms

Metrosideros feddei H.Lév. ex Rock
Metrosideros polymorpha var. tremuloides (A.Heller) Skottsb.
Nania feddei H.Lév.
Nania tremuloides A.Heller

Flowers

In flower: April to May, July, September to December (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jason Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.