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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W2854
- Date
- July 21, 1975
- Locality
- Tutuila - Fagatele Bay
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Convolvulaceae
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Cyrtandra samoensis
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Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
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Didymocheton samoensis
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Ficus tinctoria
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Ficus tinctoria
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Grewia crenata
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Homalanthus nutans
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Lepturus repens
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Momordica charantia
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Phaleria disperma
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Pipturus argenteus
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Scleria lithosperma
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Scaevola taccada observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,481 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, FL, US
(c) matithegardener, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
JBPHH, HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 430367. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411789. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430367.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411789 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026