Smooth 'Ohi'a Lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima

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Family Myrtaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima



Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu	Ho'omaluhia, Oahu

SMOOTH 'OHI'A LEHUA

Shrub or tall tree of middle to high elevations from Kaua'i to Hawaii. Ovate, obovate, or elliptic leaves lacking hairs or rolled margins. Apex rounded to acute, base rounded, cordate, or cuneate. Flowers red, rarely orange, yellow, or white.