Herbarium Specimen Details

Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Scaevola sericea Vahl taccada Gaertn. Thieret & Lipscomb - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Just off of Sombrero Beach Road, Sandpiper Island, Marathon. 24° 42' 50" N 81° 5' 25" W
Description Large spreading shrub, forming colonies; flowers and fruits white.
Habitat On sand ridge above water.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. S. Correll 54027
with H.B. Correll
Collection Date 14 Sep 1982
Accession Number 167824
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl taccada Gaertn. Thieret & Lipscomb
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : 0.25 mi. N of Ringling Mansion on Sarasota Bay, 0.25 mi. S of the Manatee County line, North Sarasota. T36S, R17E, Sec. 2, NE¼. 27° 19' 36" N 82° 44' 36" W
Description Shrub; flowers white.
Habitat Disturbed coastal area with mangroves.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector T. J. Davidowicz
Collection Date 29 Jul 1998
Accession Number 223396
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. Near the Island Inn. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Shrub to 2.5 m tall in large clumps.
Habitat ALong the beach.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 13126
Collection Date 25 Jul 2006
Accession Number 243632
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl taccada Gaertn. Thieret & Lipscomb
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Key West National Wildlife Refuge; near southern end of Main Beach of Southwest Key (west), Marquesas Keys, ca. 21 mi. W of Key West. 27° 57' 57" N 82° 27' 21" W
Description One plant seen.
Habitat Foredune.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. Gann 504
with K. Bradley
Collection Date 03 Apr 1996
Accession Number 222483
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Deerfield Island County Park. T48S, R43E, Sec. 5. 26° 19' 0" N 80° 5' 60" W
Reproductive State
Collector P. L. Howell 666
Collection Date 30 Sep 1998
Accession Number 231299
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola plumieri L. Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1992
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : West Palm Beach, along Southern Boulevard (FL 80) from South Olive Street to E side of Bringham Barrier Island. 30° 30' 32" N 87° 15' 19" W
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector D. M. Krofta
Collection Date 01 Aug 1988
Accession Number 198081
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola plumieri L. Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : N end of John U. Lloyd State Park, 2.5 mi. N of FL A1A at Dania. T50S, R42E, Sec. 24. 26° 3' 0" N 80° 7' 60" W
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 10606
with R.P. Sauleda
Collection Date 19 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188262
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Ca. 200 m N of the north parking lot on the N end of Key Biscayne.
Description Shrub ca. 1 m tall.
Habitat Disturbed area on dune.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector J. Popenoe 2163
with R. Sanders
Collection Date 04 Nov 1981
Accession Number 160934
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Lower Captiva [Island]. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Plants shrubby, up to 2 m tall and quite spreading; flowers pale blue to white, clavate; escaped.
Habitat Woodland borders.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. C. Brumbach 9271
Collection Date 20 Jun 1977
Accession Number 134288
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge; Perry Tract, ca. 0.5 mi. ENE of Ybel. T46S, R22E, Sec. 36. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Coastal strand on gulf.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector B. F. Hansen 5409
with T.S. Cochrane, B.A. Cochrane
Collection Date 20 Apr 1979
Accession Number 137347
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Western Sanibel [Island]. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Escaped from cultivation; a spreading, moundlike shrub 1 m tall; flowers bluish white.
Habitat Canal bank.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach 9030
Collection Date 17 Jul 1976
Accession Number 130885
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Shell Key Preserve, at the N end of Shell Key. 27° 40' 25" N 82° 44' 15" W
Habitat Coastal strand; nestled in a stand of Scaevola plumieri.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. C. Schmidt
Collection Date 10 Feb 2006
Accession Number 243445
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Shell Key Preserve, at the S end of Shell Key. 27° 39' 8" N 82° 44' 25" W
Description Robust shrub.
Habitat Coastal strand.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. C. Schmidt
Collection Date 10 Feb 2006
Accession Number 243444
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Anclote Key Preserve State Park. S end of island. T27S, R15E, Sec. 6, NW¼. 28° 10' 34" N 82° 46' 50" W
Habitat Coastal dune.
Reproductive State
Collector S.W. Braem
Collection Date 28 Jan 2004
Accession Number 242802
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Apr 2003
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Spessard Holland Park. 28° 3' 18" N 80° 33' 3" W
Description Erect suffrutescent shrub to 7 [?] m; leaves light green; flowers and fruits white.
Habitat Coastal strand; sandy soil.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector T. MacClendon 104
with S.M. Kennedy, K.R. Weichman
Collection Date 10 Oct 2002
Accession Number 235625
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area. NW of Boca Grande lighthouse. T43S, R20E, Sec. 26, SW¼ of SW¼ of SE¼. 26° 48' 17" N 82° 16' 36" W
Description Shrub to 1 m high.
Habitat Beach dune.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Peters
with S.W. Braem
Collection Date 30 Apr 1992
Accession Number 212143
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Don Pedro State Recreation Area. Vicinity of beach restrooms, just behind primary dunes. T42S, R20E, Sec. 3, SW¼ of NW¼ of SW¼. 28° 58' 0" N 82° 7' 0" W
Description Shrub to 2 m high.
Habitat Coastal strand.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector S. Cole
Collection Date 16 Jun 1993
Accession Number 212631
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Thieret, 1985
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge; Perry Tract, ca. 0.5 mi. ENE of Ybel. T46S, R22E, Sec. 36. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Coastal strand along gulf.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 6121
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 09 Aug 1979
Accession Number 140259
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2009
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : New College of Florida campus, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota; just W of Old Caples. 27° 22' 60" N 82° 33' 42" W
Habitat Along bay in rocks and gravel, with Australian pine [Casuarina equisetifolia].
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 5 m
Collector G. Sanford 7
Collection Date 27 Apr 2000
Accession Number 250287
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Bokeelia Island; ca. 300 m E of the junction of FL 767 (Stringfellow Road) and Bocilla Lane; on a parcel of land at the E terminus of Bocilla Lane. 26° 42' 10" N 82° 9' 5" W
Description Prolific shrub up to 2 m tall.
Habitat Very disturbed midden.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. M. Kunzer 982
Collection Date 05 Mar 2005
Accession Number 254142
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Ocean side of Lower Matecumbe Key, S of US 1. 24° 54' 51" N 80° 38' 19" W
Habitat Beach edge.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. D. Longbottom 3426
with D. Rowen, J.R. Stone
Collection Date 14 Mar 1993
Accession Number 267477
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Locality USA. Florida , Indian River Co. : Wabasso Beach Park, C-510 at FL A1A, Wabasso Beach. 27° 45' 48" N 80° 23' 49" W
Description Escaped from cultivation.
Habitat Coastal dunes.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Myers 1129
Collection Date 14 Sep 2013
Accession Number 271544
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : S shore, Courtney Campbell Causeway. T29S, R17E, Sec. 7, SW¼ of SW¼. 28° 15' 32" N 81° 27' 23" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 22 Apr 2011
Accession Number 273773
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : CANA [Canaveral National Seashore], MINWR [Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge], KSC [Kennedy Space Center]; Playalinda Beach, ca. 2 km N of end of paved road (parking lot 13). 28° 28' 16" N 80° 32' 14" W
Habitat Coastal dunes.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. A. Schmalzer
with T.E. Foster, T.J. Kozusko
Collection Date 23 Aug 2014
Accession Number 278761
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola plumieri L. Vahl
Scaevola sericea Vahl - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb. sericea Vahl H. St. John - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2001
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : 14 Shell Road Siesta Key, Sarasota. 27° 19' 36" N 82° 44' 36" W
Description Herbaceous to plant 1 m; flowers white; fruit juicy.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
with R. Taylor
Collection Date Jul 1970
Accession Number 96198
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Locality Kenya. Kwale District; 12 mi. S of Mombasa. 4° 4' 0" S 39° 40' 0" E
Description Small shrub to 2 ft.; succulent; foliage yellow-green, stems yellow-brown; corolla unilateral yellow-brown outside limb white tube with yellowish hairs inside; margins of "tube" dark, style green, stigma whitish; young fruit yellow-brown later black.
Habitat On sand above high tide mark- Cocos, Hyphaene, Guettarda, Phyllanthus, Psychotria, Trianiolepis, Ipomoea pesecapae, Grewis glandulosa, Celubrina, Cordia subcordata, Sideroxylon, Thespesia populnea, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Cordia somaliensis Ehretis, Canavalia, Cleome, Cassytha, Eragrestia, Tridax, Asystasia, Phyllanthus, Twiga, on brown sandy soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 30 to ft
Collector B. Verdcourt
Collection Date 13 Jan 1964
Accession Number 67880
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Determination History
Scaevola frutescens Krause
Locality New Caledonia. N landing of Yate ferry. 22° 8' 60" S 166° 55' 60" E
Habitat Margin of ocean inlet.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector L. J. Musselman
with D. L. Delzell, S. T. Rich
Collection Date 15 May 1977
Accession Number 133422
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Scaevola taccada
Family Name Goodeniaceae
Currently Accepted Name Scaevola taccada Gaertn. Roxb.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Egmont Key State Park. 27° 36' 2" N 82° 45' 33" W
Habitat Beach.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector K. Rogers
with R. Rowe
Collection Date 04 Jun 2015
Accession Number 302921
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