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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 57
- Date
- November 6, 1913
- Locality
- Kaohai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7931, -156.8372 ± 5,104 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 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jonsprague, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 68167. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676129. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68167.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676129 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026