Scaevola taccada

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Hambuechen, W.H.
Collector number: I
Date: December 1, 1960
Locality: Rurutu
Island: Rurutu
Region: Moerai, French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

631 Bishop specimens of Scaevola taccada · collected 1792–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1960, Hambuechen, W.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scaevola taccada observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,475 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

JBPHH, HI, US

(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Cape D'aguilar Rd, Shek O, Hong Kong Island, HK

(c) anguslam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

臺灣島, 北區, 新竹市, TW

(c) lynn0610, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Shenzhen, CN-GD, CN

(c) ffplamt1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

Lamma Island, 新界, HK

(c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 149196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176422. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149196.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956176422 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026