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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5302
- Date
- July 12, 1927
- Locality
- W Maui, From Papawai Point toward Puu Anu, through Manawainui 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 12, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Ipomoea littoralis
Botany
Lobelia hillebrandii
Botany
Lysimachia remyi
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Santalum ellipticum
Botany
Senna gaudichaudii
Botany
Tephrosia purpurea
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
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 682709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956511754. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/682709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956511754 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026