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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- 21
- Date
- April 23, 1923
- Locality
- Eastern Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1923, Caum, E.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Capparis spinosa
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Capparis spinosa
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Eleusine indica
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Phyllostegia variabilis
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Portulaca lutea
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Sida fallax
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Solanum nelsonii
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Solanum nelsonii
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Solanum nelsonii
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Tribulus cistoides
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Scaevola taccada observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,774 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)
2026-10-26
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Lahaina
(c) camowizard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-20
HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Aliinui Dr, Ko Olina, HI, US
(c) Mary Sauls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 53018. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583200. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53018.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583200 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026