Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.; Nagata, K.G. Clarke →Kenneth M. Nagata →
- Collector number
- 686
- Date
- April 5, 1982
- Locality
- South Kohala District, Puu Papapa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8833, -155.6833
- Elevation
- 1,052 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1982, Clarke, G.; Nagata, K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-11.
2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2025-12-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Ellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) puahaha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Darien Fiorino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 657565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956208822. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956208822 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026