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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 23263
- Date
- February 1, 2013
- Locality
- Waimea District. Waimea canyon rim road, along Highway 550 about 4 mile marker
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 561 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 2013, Perlman, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 285 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 764415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/764415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247599 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026