Scaevola taccada
Beach Naupaca, Beach Naupaka
Other regional names: Beach Scaevola +1 more
- Beach Scaevola
- Cardwell Cabbage
Also known as: Lobelia frutescens Mill. +17 more
- Lobelia frutescens Mill.
- Lobelia koenigii (Vahl) Saff.
- Lobelia piliplena Kuntze
- Lobelia sericea (G.Forst.) Kuntze
- Lobelia sericea var. koenigii (M.Vahl) Kuntze
- Lobelia taccada Gaertn.
- Lobelia velutina (C.Presl) Kuntze
- Roemeria lobelia Dennst.
- Scaevola bela-modagam
- Scaevola bela-modagani Schult.
- Scaevola billardierei D.Dietr.
- Scaevola chlorantha de Vriese
- Scaevola chlorantha DeVriese
- Scaevola collina Pancher ex Guill.
- Scaevola fauriei H.Lév.
- Scaevola frutescens f. glabra (Matsum.) Hatus.
- Scaevola frutescens f. moomomiana Degen & Greenwell
- Scaevola frutescens K.Krause
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Goodeniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Scaevola taccada (commonly known as Beach Naupaca or Beach Naupaka) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Goodeniaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Texas, Windward Is.