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Santalum ellipticum
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Char, W.P.; Hall; Funk, E.; Beulow, G.G. Beulow →W.P. Char →E.J. Funk →Hall →
- Collector number
- 82.016
- Date
- November 26, 1982
- Locality
- Molokai Project, transect 1, west Makakupaia Ridge
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 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
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 458287. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956570646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458287.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956570646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026