Ohia lehua flowers (close-up), Hawaii 1980

Childs, Iraphne R. (1980) Ohia lehua flowers (close-up), Hawaii 1980. [Image]

Abstract

This image is a close-up of Ohia lehua blossoms. Ohia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha ) is species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, endemic to the islands of Hawaii varying from a small shrub to a 100 foot tree, found in habitats from lowland dry shrub lands to rain forests, from high elevation bogs to dry lava flows. It produces bright red or yellow flowers. Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to Ohia lehua trees and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele, the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula.

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Collection: Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s
Sub-Collection Title:

United States (Hawaii)

Date: 1980
Keywords: flowers; trees
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2013 13:03
Last Modified: 29 May 2022 23:59
Copyright Owner: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs.
Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or TownPlace
United States of AmericaHawaiiHawaii Volcanoes National ParkKilauea Volcano
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/348
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