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Santalum ellipticum, form with elongate leaf blades occurring in very dry areas. O`ahu, Lualualei-Nānākuli Ridge. Plant 2 (female - the plant sets fruit; its flowers do not produce pollen).

This is a form of S. ellipticum with elongate leaves that occurs in arid non-coastal habitats.

 

Santalum ellipticum Gaudichaud

Common names: sandalwood

Hawaiian names: `iliahi, `iliahialo`e

Family: Santalaceae - the sandalwood family

Native.

Santalum ellipticum is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It has been recorded from Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (extirpated), Ni`ihau, Kaua`i, O`ahu (Wai`anae Mountains, Ko`olau Mountains, the central plains between the two mountain ranges, and in certain coastal areas), Moloka`i, Lāna`i, Kaho`olawe (extirpated), Maui (West Maui, East Maui), and Hawai`i (Kohala Mountains to North Kona).

 

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Uploaded on February 7, 2013
Taken on September 29, 2012