hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Aiea Ridge Trail, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Aiea Ridge Trail, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Metrosideros is derived from the Greek metra, heartwood, and sideron, iron, referring to the very hard wood of these plants.The specific epithet macropus literally means big foot, in reference to the large leaves and long petioles.NPH00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Aiea Ridge Trail, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.Yellow flowering trees are more commonly seen and occasionally red ones.EtymologyThe generic name Metrosideros is derived from the Greek metra, heartwood, and sideron, iron, referring to the very hard wood of these plants.The specific epithet macropus literally means big foot, in reference to the large leaves and long petioles.NPH00003nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Aiea Ridge Trail, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.NPH00005nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Aiea Ridge Trail, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.NPH00001nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
hia, hia lehua, LehuaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Oahu (Cultivated); yellow flowered varietyFlower (yellow)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4832519464/in/photolist-...Flower (red)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/13455148533/in/photolist...This is a 3 inch (7.62 cm) two-year old sapling. The yellow flowered M. macropus appear to be very slow growers compared to other native Metrosideros spp., with Metrosideros rugosa being the slowest. But, of course, genetics, propagating techniques and growing factors should also be taken in consideration too.hia are sensitive to root disturbance. Growing them in peat pots with extra drainage holes seems to lessen the shock during the transplanting process. The peat pots break down and become part of the soil.Early Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Metrosideros is derived from the Greek metra, heartwood, and sideron, iron, referring to the very hard wood of these plants.The specific epithet macropus literally means big foot, in reference to the large leaves and long petioles.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus
Summary[edit] Description: ʻŌhiʻa, ʻŌhiʻa lehua, Lehua Myrtaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Ridge Trail, Oʻahu Early Hawaiians used the hard wood was used for kapa beaters, musical instruments, gunwales and interior framework for canoes. The flowers were used in lei making. NPH00006 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_macropus. Date: 26 July 2010, 12:48. Source: Metrosideros macropus. Author: David Eickhoff from Hawaiʻi, USA.