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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 2742
- Date
- November 21, 1964
- Locality
- Kiritimati (=Christmas)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 21, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Scaevola taccada observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,474 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-25
Mangaluru
(c) shrvn_k, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 51397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606810 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026