Scaevola taccada

beach naupaka

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 855
Date: February 24, 1936
Locality: Na Islet
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 24, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 20 other specimens.

Scaevola taccada observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,474 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-25

Mangaluru

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

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Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 149344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149344.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956602649 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026