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Scaevola chamissoniana
naupaka kuahiwi
As recorded: Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 14027
- Date
- July 2, 1968
- Locality
- South Hilo District, Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve. Along Stainback Highway
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5833, -155.1833
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Identified by
- Patterson, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Scaevola chamissoniana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Mauna Loa Estates, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Pāhoa
(c) onerandomhero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scaevola chamissoniana. BISH 78562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78562.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026