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Santalum austrocaledonicum
New Caledonia sandalwood
As recorded: Santalum austrocaledonicum Vieill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Mueller-Dombois, D.
- Collector number
- 81121402
- Date
- December 14, 1981
- Locality
- Above Dillon's Bay village; near 'last corner'
- Island
- Erromango
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Elevation
- 245 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1981, Mueller-Dombois, D. also collected 21 other specimens.
Acacia spirorbis
Botany
Acacia spirorbis
Botany
Cerbera manghas
Botany
Croton
Botany
Croton
Botany
Evodia
Botany
Evodia
Botany
Evodia
Botany
Fagraea
Botany
Fagraea berteroana
Botany
Fagraea berteroana
Botany
Gahnia
Botany
Metrosideros collina
Botany
Moraceae
Botany
Myrtaceae
Botany
Rutaceae
Botany
Styphelia
Botany
Symplocos cochinchinensis
Botany
Thespesia
Botany
Vaccinium macgillivrayi
Botany
Wikstroemia
Botany
Santalum austrocaledonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Nord, NC
(c) laetiziaszcz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Sud, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-04
Sud, NC
(c) nathanaelamb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-17
Nord, NC
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-17
Nord, NC
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum austrocaledonicum. BISH 628259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956375835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628259.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956375835 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026