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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Henrickson, J.S.
- Collector number
- 3730
- Date
- June 26, 1969
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, E of Hana Bay, near Puuku Island lighthouse
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7565, -155.9802 ± 159 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1969, Henrickson, J.S. also collected 13 other specimens.
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Botany
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Clermontia kakeana
Botany
Coleus scutellarioides
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Cyrtandra spathulata
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Ischaemum byrone
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii
Botany
Santalum haleakalae
Botany
Schoenoplectus californicus
Botany
Setaria palmifolia
Botany
Touchardia latifolia
Botany
Still here: Scaevola taccada observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 185 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Ke Alaloa O Maui Piilani Trail, Hāna, HI, US
(c) surfninja75, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Maui, Hāna, HI, US
(c) sarahlippmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hana, HI, US
(c) hashimaree, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Kuloa Pt Loop Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Alexandra Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Ke Alaloa O Maui Piilani Trail, Hāna, HI, US
(c) Amy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 35980. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/35980.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567195 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026