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Scaevola chamissoniana
naupaka kuahiwi
As recorded: Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 988
- Date
- June 26, 1967
- Locality
- Drive down Kona-Hilo Highway about 6.8 miles toward Hilo from Hongo Store. Park car by unpaved road with chain across entrance (Abandoned Farm Road) located at left of Kona-Hilo Highway. Walk up unpaved road about 100 meters
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 850 m
- Identified by
- Patterson, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Cyanea floribunda
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Hypericum parvulum
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Scaevola chamissoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Mauna Loa Estates, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Pāhoa
(c) onerandomhero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola chamissoniana. BISH 21520. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273927. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21520.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273927 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026