Scaevola taccada

beach naupaka

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21772
Date: August 28, 1946
Locality: Likiep Island
Island: Likiep Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 28, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scaevola taccada observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,489 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI, US

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2026-10-28

Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, FL, US

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2026-10-27

JBPHH, HI, US

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2026-10-27

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

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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

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Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 424019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260029. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424019.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956260029 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026