Santalum haleakalae

Santalum haleakalae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Santalum
Species:
S. haleakalae
Binomial name
Santalum haleakalae

Santalum haleakalae, known as Haleakala sandalwood[3] or ʻIliahi in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering tree in the sandalwood family, that is endemic to the islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands, part of the United States.[4][5] It grows in subalpine shrublands at elevations of 1,900 to 2,700 m (6,200 to 8,900 ft), especially on the slopes of Haleakalā.[6]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Santalum haleakalae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Santalum haleakalae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Santalum haleakalae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ Khan, Nancy. "Santalum haleakalae var. lanaiense". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands - Species Page/ Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ Khan, Nancy. "Santalum haleakalae var. haleakalae". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands - Species Page/ Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ Merlin, Mark D; Lex A.J. Thomson; Craig R. Elevitch (April 2006). "Santalum ellipticum, S. freycinetianum, S. haleakalae, and S. paniculatum (Hawaiian sandalwood)" (PDF). Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry. Agroforestry Net, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-30.