Scaevola gaudichaudiana

Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Scaevola
Species:	S. gaudichaudiana
Binomial name
Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham.[1][2]
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. "Scaevola gaudichaudiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
2. 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. Scaevola gaudichaudiana, Native Plants Hawaii

External links

• Media related to Scaevola gaudichaudiana at Wikimedia Commons