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Santalum ellipticum
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Stauffer, H.U.; Gillett, G.W.G.W. Gillett →H.U. Stauffer →
- Collector number
- 5890
- Date
- April 18, 1964
- Locality
- East Maui, S slopes of Haleakala, on road from Makena to Nuu, E of Lualailua Hills
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 420 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
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1964, Stauffer, H.U.; Gillett, G.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 68158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68158.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026