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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1937
- Date
- June 7, 1979
- Locality
- East Maui, S slope of Haleakala, just E of Lualailua Hills, Lualailua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 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
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1979, Nagata, K.M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. 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 428781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428781.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956480127 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
