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Scaevola chamissoniana
naupaka kuahiwi
As recorded: Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.; Loope, L.L.L.L. Loope →Arthur C. Medeiros →
- Collector number
- 399
- Date
- June 27, 1983
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Haleakala Crater, E Kaupo Gap, in gully E of trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7026, -156.1411 ± 572 m
- Elevation
- 1,731 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1983, Medeiros, A.C.; Loope, L.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Alyxia stellata
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Bromus catharticus
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Carex subfusca
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Carex wahuensis
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Coprosma cordicarpa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Lysimachia remyi
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Still here: Scaevola chamissoniana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-23.
2026-07-23
Kula
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-06
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola chamissoniana. BISH 611368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956431176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/611368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956431176 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026