Taxon:
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Summary
Place of publication:
Hort. bengal. 15. 1814
Verified:
11/21/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62 Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
- Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
- Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267. Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
- George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
- Green, P. S. 1991. The Indo-Pacific strand Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) - yet again. Taxon 40:118-122. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 33.2, Ex. 3. URL: http://www.bgbm.org/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0000St.Luistitle.htm
- Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. Note: = Scaevola fructescens
- Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores.
- Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Scaevola frutescens
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
- Shannon, R. K. et al. 1997. (1322) Proposal to conserve the name Scaevola taccada (Goodenaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 46:801-802. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
- Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i Note: = Scaevola sericea Vahl
- Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
- Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
beach naupaka – beach scaevola – beach-cabbage – Cardwell cabbage – half-flower – pipetree – sea lettucetree –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | e. |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | e. |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Fujian Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | s. |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | s. |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Australia | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Christmas Island | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
1 | Native | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | |
1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | United States | Guam | |
1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | Pitcairn | Henderson | |
1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | |
1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Niue | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | s.e. |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | West Indies | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya (e.), Tanzania (e.)
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Kyushu (s.), Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India (s.), Sri Lanka
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
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MALESIA:
Australia [Cocos (Keeling) Islands], Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia, United States [Guam]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Pitcairn [Henderson]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue
Naturalized
Northern America
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REGION:
United States (s.e.)
Southern America
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | fide Hortus 3, as S. frutescens; Invasive Pl Spec | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |
Weed | | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |
Weed | | | Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft) |