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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 118
- Date
- August 11, 1922
- Locality
- Ewa coral plain
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 3 other specimens.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 579810. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468936. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579810.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468936 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026