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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Moore, P.F. Raymond Fosberg →P.H. Moore →
- Collector number
- 58247
- Date
- November 9, 1978
- Locality
- Mochong Beach, N coast, N of airport
- Island
- Rota
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1978, Fosberg, F.R.; Moore, P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Cassia fistula
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Ceodes grandis
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Cyperus javanicus
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Eustachys petraea
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Fagraea berteroana
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Flagellaria indica
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Gymnosporia thompsonii
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Hernandia sonora
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Mucuna gigantea
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Paspalum setaceum
Botany
Phyllanthus marianus
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Phyllanthus marianus
Botany
Pipturus argenteus
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Polyscias macgillivrayi
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Stachytarpheta urticifolia
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Wollastonia biflora
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Scaevola taccada observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,475 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-26
Lamma Island, 新界, HK
(c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 438443. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956357846. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438443.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956357846 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026