Biology:Scaevola gaudichaudiana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. gaudichaudiana
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Scaevola ciliata G.Don | |
Scaevola gaudichaudiana, the mountain naupaka, is a perennial shrub in the family Goodeniaceae.[4] The plant is endemic to Hawaii.[5]
It was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso in 1832 in the journal Linnaea[1][2] and was given the specific epithet, gaudichaudiana, to honour Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.[2]
Description
Scaevola gaudichaudiana flowers all year round and its flowers are fragrant, white, and tubular. Flowering is followed by small purple fruits. The margins of the leaves are toothed.[6]
It grows in wet forest and open areas from about altitudes of 555 feet (169 m) to over 2,600 feet (790 m).[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scaevola gaudichaudiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/384204-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 von Chamisso, A. (1833) Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. 8(2): 226 Berlin
- ↑ "Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384204-1.
- ↑ USDA: Scaevola gaudichaudiana
- ↑ "Scaevola, Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany". http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/scaevola.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Scaevola gaudichaudiana, Native Plants Hawaii
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17480572 entry
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