Metrosideros macropus Hook. & Arn. f. ruber H. St. John, in St. John & Hosaka, Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 11(13): 5. 1935.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. H. St. John 11191. 29 November 1931. O`ahu: Ko`olau Range, Kalihi-Nuuanu, main ridge running SW from Pu`u Lanihuli, wooded ridge.1900ft. Isotype(s) [BISH! [3]].
=Metrosideros macropus