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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- McEldowney, P.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 18, 1980
- Locality
- Waimea, Kawaihae Rd corridor
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. 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 794027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794027.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956605950 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026