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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5303
- Date
- June 19, 1928
- Locality
- Western edge of second valley east of path leading to Kalaupapa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1653, -156.9537 ± 1,804 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 19, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-15.
2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2005-04-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 68157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956256306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956256306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026