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Scaevola taccada

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BISH 53041Botany

Scaevola taccada

beach naupaka

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Frings, H.W.
Collector number: 5
Date: April 16, 1962
Locality: Sand and Eastern Islands
Island: Midway Atoll
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

631 Bishop specimens of Scaevola taccada · collected 1792–2024Species page ›

Scaevola taccada observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,775 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

JBPHH, HI, US

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Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Lahaina

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

Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

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Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Maui, Lahaina, HI, US

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

Scaevola taccada observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

HI, US

(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 53041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53041.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956545996 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026