Goodeniaceae

Mountain naupaka

Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham.

Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola

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Mountain naupaka: Naupaka kuahiwi or Mountain naupaka Goodeniaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu Flowers have a pleasant fragrance that will catch your — Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Mountain naupaka
Hawaiian: Naupaka, Naupaka kuahiwi

Synonyms

Scaevola ciliata G.Don
Scaevola kahanae O.Deg.
Scaevola ligustrifolia Nutt.
Scaevola pubescens Nutt.
Scaevola skottsbergii H.St.John
Temminckia ciliata (G.Don) de Vriese
Temminckia gaudichaudii (Cham.) de Vriese

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.