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Santalum ellipticum
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9268
- Date
- June 25, 1980
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Auwahi AHU, Tr 28(11), SW slope of Haleakala, 0.5 km SE of Puu Ouli, Auwahi dryland forest
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6349, -156.3317 ± 2,005 m
- Elevation
- 930 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 June 25, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 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)
2026-06-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) John Starmer, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 463303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956300511 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026