Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. gaudichaudiana
Binomial name
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Synonyms[3]

Scaevola ciliata G.Don
Scaevola kahanae O.Deg.
Scaevola ligustrifolia Nutt.
Scaevola pubescens Nutt.
Scaevola skottsbergii H.St.John
Temminckia ciliata (G.Don) de Vriese

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. 1 2 "Scaevola gaudichaudiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. 1 2 3 von Chamisso, A. (1833) Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. 8(2): 226 Berlin
  3. ↑ "Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. ↑ USDA: Scaevola gaudichaudiana
  5. ↑ "Scaevola, Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany".
  6. 1 2 Scaevola gaudichaudiana, Native Plants Hawaii


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