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Beach Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Beach Naupaka
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Scaevola taccada, also known as beach cabbage, sea lettuce, or beach naupaka, is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae found in mangrove swamps and rocky or sandy coastal locations in the tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific. It is a common beach shrub throughout the Arabian Sea, the tropical Indian Ocean and the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Scaevola taccada — CC BY-SA 4.0