Goodeniaceae
Beach naupaka
Scaevola taccada
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Genus
- Scaevola
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Common names
By language (14)
- Catalan
- Col de platja
- Chinese
- 草海桐, 水草, 山萝卜
- Czech
- Vějířovka takada, Moral obecný
- English
- Beach naupaka, Naupaka
- French
- Emet, Gasu, Manioc marron bord de mer, Nanasu, Nauaka-kahakai, Naupata, Ngahu, To'ito'i
- Hawaiian
- Aupaka, Huahekili, Naupaka, Naupaka kahakai, Naupaka kai
- Indonesian
- Gagabusan
- Japanese
- クサトベラ, 草海桐花
- mad
- Jhâtè pasèr
- Malay
- Merambung
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളമോദകം
- Persian
- کلم ساحلی
- Portuguese
- Alface do mar, Bapaceda ou papatjeda, Magoo, Merambong, Naupaka de praia, Naupaka kahakai, Ngahu, Repolho de praia
- Thai
- รักทะเล
Synonyms
- Lobelia frutescens Mill.
- Lobelia koenigii (Vahl) Saff.
- Lobelia piliplena Kuntze
- Lobelia sericea Kuntze
- Lobelia sericea var. koenigii (Vahl) Kuntze
- Lobelia velutina Kuntze
- Roemeria lobelia Dennst.
- Scaevola bela-modagani Schult.
- Scaevola billardierei D.Dietr.
- Scaevola billardieri Dieter.
- Scaevola chlorantha de Vriese
- Scaevola fauriei H.Lév.
- Scaevola frutescens (Mill.) K.Krause
- Scaevola frutescens f. glabra (Matsum.) Hatus.
- Scaevola frutescens f. moomomiana O.Deg. & Greenwell
- Scaevola frutescens var. koenigii (Vahl) Domin
- Scaevola frutescens var. sericea (Vahl) Merr.
- Scaevola koenigii Vahl
- Scaevola koenigii var. glabra Matsum.
- Scaevola koenigii var. macrocalyx Miq.
- Scaevola lambertiana de Vriese
- Scaevola latevaga Hance ex Walp
- Scaevola lativaga Hance
- Scaevola leschenaultii DC.
- Scaevola lobelia var. sericea (Vahl) Benth.
- Scaevola macrocalyx de Vriese
- Scaevola piliplena Miq.
- Scaevola plumerioides Nutt.
- Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Scaevola sericea var. taccada (Gaertn.) Makino
- Scaevola taccada f. moomomiana (O.Deg. & Greenwell) T.Yamaz.
- Scaevola taccada f. punicea H.St.John
- Scaevola taccada var. bryanii H.St.John
- Scaevola taccada var. fauriei (H.Lév.) H.St.John
- Scaevola taccada var. sericea (Vahl) H.St.John
- Scaevola velutina C.Presl
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.