Scaevola macrophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Scaevola macrophylla

Scaevola macrophylla, commonly known as large-flowered scaevola,[1] is an erect herb (woody at base) growing to 0.4 m high, with blue flowers, in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia.[4]

The species was first formally described in 1854 by Willem Hendrik de Vriese[5][6] and in 1868 George Bentham in the fourth volume of Flora Australiensis assigned it to the genus, Scaevola.[2][3]

It occurs in the Cape Riche area in south-western Western Australia.[7] The species is described as "extremely rare", being documented on only four occasions, a discovery after a controlled burn in 2021 was its first record since 1990.[8]

It has been declared to be a threatened species,[4] and critically endangered under the EPBC Act.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scaevola macrophylla — Large-flowered Scaevola". www.environment.gov.au. Department of the Environment,Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Scaevola macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 98
  4. 1 2 "Scaevola macrophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ↑ "Molkenboeria macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. ↑ Vriese, W.H. de (1854) Goodenovieae. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem ser. 2, 10: 44
  7. ↑ "Profile: Scaevola macrophylla". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Barr, Peter; Dobson, John (24 April 2021). "Wildflower not seen in 30 years pops up on WA fire ground". www.abc.net.au.


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