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Scaevola chamissoniana
naupaka kuahiwi
As recorded: Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Collector number
- 5407
- Date
- September 2, 1983
- Locality
- Puna District: Naupaka Kuahiwi; along Hwy 11 at junction with Alii Anela St. (mile marker 24), 4 miles northeast of Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 930 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1983, Lammers, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Scaevola chamissoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Mauna Loa Estates, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Pāhoa
(c) onerandomhero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola chamissoniana. BISH 486392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486392.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956341994 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
