Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1611.M
- Locality
- East Maui, from Auwahi, Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6257, -156.3250 ± 5,204 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Santalum ellipticum observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Boesdorfer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mmantourane1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 687047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672839. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687047.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956672839 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026