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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 10171
- Date
- August 6, 1967
- Locality
- Magic Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1967, van Royen, P. also collected 1 other specimen.
Scaevola taccada observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,773 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Lahaina
(c) camowizard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-20
HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Aliinui Dr, Ko Olina, HI, US
(c) Mary Sauls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Arizona Memorial, Hawaii 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 36520. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649757. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36520.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649757 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026