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Scaevola chamissoniana in life — In life — naupaka kuahiwi, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo

BISH 52611Botany

Scaevola chamissoniana

naupaka kuahiwi

As recorded: Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 706.M
Date: July 11, 1919
Locality: E of Ukulele, Kaeanae pali
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Patterson, R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

271 Bishop specimens of Scaevola chamissoniana · collected 1909–2013Species page ›

Scaevola chamissoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Mauna Loa Estates, HI, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-09-18

2026-09-18

Pāhoa

(c) onerandomhero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-08-05

2026-08-05

Maui, Hawaii, United States

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scaevola chamissoniana observed 2026-08-05

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 52611. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/52611.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956612999 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026