CIBED - - Half-flower Shrub - Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u RR

Scaevola taccada Half-flower Shrub Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u ^RR

f.GOODENIACEAE Scaevolas

Scaevola taccada Half-flower Shrub Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u ^RR

f.GOODENIACEAE Scaevolas

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesHalf‑flower Shrub ^EN Scaevola ^EN Sea‑lettuce Shrub ^EN

Local NamesPō‘utukava Ngānga‘u^RR ‘Utukava Ngānga‘u^RR Kākākina^MG Ngau^AT Nga‘u^MK No Name^MT Kōpara^AK Ngashu^PL Ngasu^TNs,TNw Ngahu^MH,RK Ngayu^PK,NS

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesScaevola taccada (accepted name) , Lobelia, Scaevola frutescens, Scaevola koenigii, Scaevola sericea

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Scaevolas - a shrub

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.ASTERIDAE, o.Campanulales, f.GOODENIACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG⁺⁺⁺⁺AT⁺⁺⁺⁺MK⁺⁺⁺⁺MT⁺AK⁺⁺⁺⁺PL^PMN⁺⁺⁺TK^P

Nth. PresenceTN⁺⁺⁺⁺MH^PRK^PPK⁺⁺⁺⁺NS^PSW⁺⁺⁺

VouchersMT²⁰⁰⁵ MN¹⁹⁷⁴ PK²⁰⁰⁴ SW¹⁹⁸⁵

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNative: e.Africa - se.Asia/n.Australia - Pitcairn; Hawai‘i; n. to Taiwan;

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusMedicine

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesOrnamental - leaves; Material - for fishing

IdentificationAn upright to sprawling coastal shrub with large glossy or dull leaves, clusters of white to yellow flowers, and white spherical fruit.

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Flower and leaves

Lt paulayi - yellow; Rt taccada - white

Flower

Flower and leaves

Mauve form on Tongareva

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Lt {paulayi} - yellow; Rt {taccada} - white (jpg)
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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Half-flower Shrub ^EN Scaevola^EN Sea-lettuce Shrub^EN

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u^RR ‘Utukava Ngānga‘u^RR Kākākina^MG Ngau^AT Nga‘u^MK No Name^MT Kōpara^AK Ngashu^PL Ngasu^TNs,TNw Ngahu^MH,RK Ngayu^PK,NS

National Name: Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u
Rarotonga	+++	Pō‘utukava Ngānga‘u / ‘Utukava Ngānga‘u
Mangaia	++++	Kākākina
Ātiu	++++	Ngau
Ma‘uke	++++	Nga‘u
Miti‘āro	+	P,nN
Aitutaki	++++	Kōpara
Palmerston	P	Ngashu
Tongareva-write	++++	Ngasu
Tongareva-speak	++++	Ngasu
Manihiki	P	Ngahu
Rakahanga	P	Ngahu
Pukapuka	++++	Ngayu
Nassau	P	Ngayu

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia	++++
Ātiu	++++
Ma‘uke	++++
Miti‘āro	+
Aitutaki	++++
Palmerston	Present
Manuae	+++
Takūtea	Present
Tongareva	++++
Manihiki	Present
Rakahanga	Present
Pukapuka	++++
Nassau	Present
Suwarrow	+++

Vouchers for:
Scaevola taccada

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro _____ 2005 2fs fieldspecimen fieldspecimen, 2005/10, 'only near harbour but probaby elsewhere also', J.Game ID as this species based in info G.McCormack.

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae _____ 1974 2fs fieldspecimen 1974-07, fieldspecimen, Bill Sykes with id Scaevola taccada but this was before T. paulayi was accepted.

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka _____ 2004 2fs fieldspecimen fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Scaevola taccada.

Nassau

Suwarrow _____ 1985 2fs fieldspecimen 1985-09/10, fieldspecimen in 1986-02 report G.McCormack to Sec. Internal Affairs with ID Scaevola sp. (check species).

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.13 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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