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Santalum ellipticum
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Lamoureux, C.H.; Bishop, L.E.Luther E. Bishop →Derral R. Herbst →C.H. Lamoureux →
- Collector number
- 723
- Date
- November 12, 1967
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Auwahi
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6296, -156.3307 ± 1,292 m
- Elevation
- 808 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1967, Herbst, D.R.; Lamoureux, C.H.; Bishop, L.E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) aaron_dp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Boesdorfer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 28326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512541. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512541 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026