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Santalum ellipticum
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.; Puttock, C.C.T. Imada →C.F. Puttock →
- Collector number
- 2004-10
- Date
- February 10, 2004
- Locality
- Upper Makakilo, adjacent to developed subdivision at end of Pueonani Street
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 171 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 2004, Imada, C.; Puttock, C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2004. 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 704786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/704786.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
