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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Kerr, M.
- Collector number
- 389-O
- Date
- February 3, 1946
- Locality
- North of Koko Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1946, Kerr, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 284 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jonsprague, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-09-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 405934. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405934.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
