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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 3701
- Date
- November 9, 1925
- Locality
- Diamond Head Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2570, -157.8082 ± 1,093 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 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-25.
2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
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 68282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486315. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486315 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026