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BISH 68160Botany
Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Division of Forestry, MolokaiDivision of Forestry →Molokai →
- Collector number
- 5918a
- Date
- April 23, 1964
- Locality
- Kamiloloa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0805, -156.9997 ± 764 m
- Elevation
- 550 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
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. 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 68160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635896. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68160.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635896 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
