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Scaevola sericea Vahl var. taccada (Gaertn.) Thieret & B. Lipscomb

Naupaka kahakai, beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyGoodeniaceae
GenusScaevola
SpeciessericeaSilky
var.taccada

About plant names...

Naupaka kahakai is a Hawaiian native.

Identification: A shrub that is typically 3′ (91 cm) in height, it sometimes reaches 10′ (3 m) high and 15′ (4.6 m) wide. Waxy, succulent leaves are up to 8″ (20 cm) long and about a fifth as wide. The most recognizable feature of this shrub is its half-flowers, a source of legends like the one below.

Scaevola sericea (naupaka kahakai, beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka)

Photo by J.M.Garg.



Online References:

The University of Hawai‘i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at Mānoa

The University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database

The USDA Plants Database

Native Plants Hawai‘i

Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

 

Scaevola sericea var. taccada description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Scaevola sericea (naupaka kahakai, beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka)

7/21/2007 · Guam · By Jacquelyn Boyt

Scaevola sericea (naupaka kahakai, beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka)

3/15/2001 · Hawaii Botanical Gardens, Hawaii ID is uncertain

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