- Family:
- Goodeniaceae R.Br.
Scaevola L.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Herbs, shrubs or small trees, sometimes scrambling
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate or rarely opposite
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx short
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla-tube slit to the base on the back, usually hairy inside; lobes subequal, with broad membranous margins
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary usually completely inferior; ovules 2–4
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe.
- Distribution
- Genus of over 110 species, the majority in Australia, but a few in Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa and tropical America, one endemic species, S. socotraensis St. John, on Socotra.
[FZ]
Goodeniaceae, E. Launert. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983
- Morphology General Habit
- Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, entire or with the margins dentate, sessile or petiolate, sometimes clasping the stem.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence axillary, cymose, usually pedunculate, rarely flowers solitary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx much shorter than the corolla, usually fleshy; tube cylindrical to subglobose.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla 5–lobed, slightly fleshy; tube with a longitudinal split to the base, villous or pubescent inside; lobes subequal, spreading, with broad membranous margins.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens free; anthers with an apical projection.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary usually completely inferior, 2–locular, thick–walled, fleshy, style, semi–terete, simple or bilobed, thick; stigma surrounded by a ciliate cup–shaped membrane.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe, with a succulent or membranous exocarp and a woody or thin and cructaceous endocarp.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds discoid, with a parchment–like testa and a succulent endosperm.
[FTEA]
Goodeniaceae, F. G. Davies. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, sessile or petiolate, entire or the margin toothed, glabrous or with stellate or simple hairs
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary or in axillary bracteate cymes, variously coloured
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-tube turbinate to globose; limb nearly entire to deeply 5-toothed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla-tube split down one side to the base, often pubescent at least within; lobes subequal, spreading obliquely
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary inferior; style simple or 2-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe, the outer layer often succulent, the inner layer (endocarp) woody and enveloping the seeds.
Native to:
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia
Extinct in:
Norfolk Is.
Introduced into:
Belize, Windward Is.
- Scaevola acacioides Carolin
- Scaevola aemula R.Br.
- Scaevola albida (Sm.) Druce
- Scaevola amblyanthera F.Muell.
- Scaevola anchusifolia Benth.
- Scaevola angulata R.Br.
- Scaevola angustata Carolin
- Scaevola archeriana L.W.Sage
- Scaevola argentea Carolin
- Scaevola auriculata Benth.
- Scaevola balansae Guillaumin
- Scaevola ballajupensis L.W.Sage
- Scaevola barrierei A.S.Wulff & Munzinger
- Scaevola basedowii Carolin
- Scaevola beckii Zahlbr.
- Scaevola brookeana F.Muell.
- Scaevola browniana Carolin
- Scaevola bursariifolia J.M.Black
- Scaevola calendulacea (Andrews) Druce
- Scaevola calliptera Benth.
- Scaevola canescens Benth.
- Scaevola × cerasifolia Skottsb.
- Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich.
- Scaevola chanii K.M.Wong
- Scaevola chrysopogon Carolin
- Scaevola coccinea Däniker
- Scaevola collina J.M.Black ex E.L.Robertson
- Scaevola coriacea Nutt.
- Scaevola crassifolia Labill.
- Scaevola cuneiformis Labill.
- Scaevola cunninghamii DC.
- Scaevola cylindrica Schltr. & K.Krause
- Scaevola densifolia Carolin
- Scaevola depauperata R.Br.
- Scaevola enantophylla F.Muell.
- Scaevola eneabba Carolin
- Scaevola erosa Guillaumin
- Scaevola filifolia (R.Br.) K.A.Sheph.
- Scaevola floribunda A.Gray
- Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham.
- Scaevola gaudichaudii Hook. & Arn.
- Scaevola glabra Hook. & Arn.
- Scaevola glabrata Carolin
- Scaevola glandulifera DC.
- Scaevola globosa (Carolin) Carolin
- Scaevola globulifera Labill.
- Scaevola glutinosa Carolin
- Scaevola gracilis Hook.f.
- Scaevola graminea Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie
- Scaevola hainanensis Hance
- Scaevola hamiltonii K.Krause
- Scaevola hobdyi W.L.Wagner
- Scaevola hookeri (de Vriese) F.Muell. ex Hook.f.
- Scaevola humifusa de Vriese
- Scaevola humilis R.Br.
- Scaevola kallophylla G.J.Howell
- Scaevola kilaueae O.Deg.
- Scaevola laciniata F.M.Bailey
- Scaevola lanceolata Benth.
- Scaevola linearis R.Br.
- Scaevola macrophylla (de Vriese) Benth.
- Scaevola macropyrena I.H.Müll.
- Scaevola macrostachya (de Vriese) Benth.
- Scaevola marquesensis F.Br.
- Scaevola micrantha C.Presl
- Scaevola microphylla (de Vriese) Benth.
- Scaevola mollis Hook. & Arn.
- Scaevola montana Labill.
- Scaevola muluensis K.M.Wong
- Scaevola myrtifolia (de Vriese) K.Krause
- Scaevola neoebudica Guillaumin
- Scaevola nitida R.Br.
- Scaevola nubigena Lauterb.
- Scaevola obovata Carolin
- Scaevola oldfieldii F.Muell.
- Scaevola oppositifolia Roxb.
- Scaevola ovalifolia R.Br.
- Scaevola oxyclona F.Muell.
- Scaevola paludosa R.Br.
- Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin
- Scaevola parviflora K.Krause
- Scaevola parvifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Scaevola pauciflora Leenh.
- Scaevola paulayi Fosberg
- Scaevola phlebopetala F.Muell.
- Scaevola pilosa Benth.
- Scaevola platyphylla Lindl.
- Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl
- Scaevola porocarya F.Muell.
- Scaevola porrecta A.C.Sm.
- Scaevola procera Hillebr.
- Scaevola pulchella Carolin
- Scaevola pulvinaris (E.Pritz.) K.Krause
- Scaevola racemigera Däniker
- Scaevola ramosissima (Sm.) K.Krause
- Scaevola repens de Vriese
- Scaevola restiacea Benth.
- Scaevola revoluta R.Br.
- Scaevola rialagartensis Cast.-Campos
- Scaevola sericophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Scaevola socotraensis H.St.John
- Scaevola spicigera Carolin
- Scaevola spinescens R.Br.
- Scaevola striata R.Br.
- Scaevola subcapitata F.Br.
- Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
- Scaevola tahitensis Carlquist
- Scaevola tenuifolia Carolin
- Scaevola thesioides Benth.
- Scaevola tomentosa Gaudich.
- Scaevola tortuosa Benth.
- Scaevola verticillata Leenh.
- Scaevola virgata Carolin
- Scaevola wrightii (Griseb.) M.Gómez
- Scaevola xanthina K.A.Sheph. & Hislop
Scaevola L. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldfield [s.n.], Australia | K000216413 | |||
| leg. ign. [s.n.], Australia | K000216444 | |||
| Sturt, C. [s.n.], Australia | K000216070 | |||
| Oldfield [s.n.], Australia | K000216320 | |||
| Oldfield [s.n.], Australia | K000216319 |
First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 145 (1771)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 3: 462. Nom. cons.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Mant. Pl. 2: 145 (1771) nom. conserv.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Mant. Pl. 2: 145 (1771), nom. conserv.
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