Scaevola taccada

beach naupaka

As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 12042
Date: December 4, 1993
Locality: FAANUI - Motu Tevairoa. Secteur Est.
Island: Bora Bora
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.4667, -151.7670
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 4, 1993, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Scaevola taccada observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

French Polynesia, PF

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

2026-03-21

PF

(c) MICHAEL REITER, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-23

Fiti'u'u,, G76J+4HQ, Bora-Bora, French Polynesia

(c) Derek Fleming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-19

French Polynesia

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

2023-06-19

French Polynesia

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

2023-06-19

French Polynesia

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Scaevola taccada. BISH 658571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956507015. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658571.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956507015 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026