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Updated 8/12/2023

Family Goodeniaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Scaevola taccada

Kahuku, Oahu

 

 

Kailua, Oahu

 

Kahuku, Oahu

Waimanalo, Oahu


Koko Crater BG, Oahu
   

BEACH NAUPAKA    NAUPAKA KAHAKAI

Indigenous sprawling shrub abundant along beaches, dunes, and coastal cliffs.  Leaf morphology varies by locality, flowers may have purple lines.  East Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii and Polynesia; introduced to subtropical and tropical North America.   Scaevola sericea is a synonym.