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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5300
- Date
- July 23, 1927
- Locality
- Ridge north of Pohakea Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 23, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 68200. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530756. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68200.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530756 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026