Biology:Scaevola parvibarbata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Scaevola parvibarbata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. parvibarbata
Binomial name
Scaevola parvibarbata
Carolin[1]

Scaevola parvibarbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is an upright herb with fan-shaped mauve or greenish flowers and grows in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Description

Scaevola parvibarbata is an upright herb to 50 cm (20 in) high and covered with simple hairs. The leaves are round to oblong-lance shaped, sessile, 8–40 mm (0.31–1.57 in) long, 4–20 mm (0.16–0.79 in) wide and the margins mostly toothed. The flowers are borne in spikes up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, bracts small and leaf-like, corolla 11–25 mm (0.43–0.98 in) long, mauve or greenish, thickly bearded with simple hairs on the inside, curled or spreading hairs on the outer surface and the wings up to 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. Flowering occurs mostly from May to October and the fruit is egg-shaped, hairy, 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and the surface wrinkled.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Scaevola parvibarbata was first formally described in 1986 by Roger Charles Carolin and the description was published in Flora of South Australia.[4] The specific epithet (parvibarbata) means "small" and "bearded".[5]

Distribution and habitat

This scaevola grows in dry, sandy locations in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.[2][3]

References

  1. "Scaevola parvibarbata". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/111192. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Carolin, R.C. "Scaevola parvibarbata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Scaevola~parvibarbata. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Carolin, R.C (1990). Flora of Australia 35. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. p. 123. https://www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/b0354ba6-bb62-4604-9fc1-78a64a005f95/files/flora-australia-35-brunoniaceae-goodeniaceae.pdf. Retrieved 3 May 2022. 
  4. "Scaevola parvibarbata". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/543634. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 143 & 271. ISBN 9780958034180. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17480581 entry