Scaevola taccada

beach naupaka

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M.M.A. Evans →F. Raymond Fosberg →
Collector number: 47314
Date: August 15, 1965
Locality: Faraulap Islet
Island: Faraulap Atoll
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 15, 1965, Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scaevola taccada observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,485 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, FL, US

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2026-10-27

JBPHH, HI, US

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2026-10-27

Cape D'aguilar Rd, Shek O, Hong Kong Island, HK

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2026-10-27

臺灣島, 北區, 新竹市, TW

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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)

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Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 649849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649849.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956430993 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026