Scaevola sericea

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Overview

Thick-stemmed native shrub occurring along beaches throughout the pacific. One of very few native plants that has found its way into nursery trade, used in landscaping.

Common Names

Description

Genus Scaevola

Herbs or shrubs . Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, entire or toothed . Flowers in dichasial cymes, sessile or pedicellate . Calyx lobes obsolete or conspi¬cuous. Corolla oblique , split to the base on one side; lobes subequal , spreading . Stamens with free anthers . Ovary usually inferior, 2-loculed; ovules l-2 in each, erect ; style simple with pollen cup enclosing a truncate or 2 lobed stigma. Fruit a drupe.

A genus with 80-100 tropical and sub-tropical species; mostly Australian and Polynesian."Scaevola". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Scaevola frutescens sericea
2. Scaevola lobelia L. var. sericea (Vahl) Benth.
3. Scaevola lobelia sericea
4. Scaevola sericea

Notes

Publishing author : St .John Publication : Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash . 88(8): 74 (1975) Basionym author: (Levl.) Publishing author: St.John Publication: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 88(8): 75 (1975). Basionym: Campanulaceae Lobelia taccada Gaertn.Basionym author: (Gaertn.) Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication: Symb. bot. 2:37. 1791

Name verified on 21-Nov-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Mar-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Scaevola

There are approximately 317 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. 'Angela Ratcliffe' · S. 'Blue Jade' · S. 'Blue Laguna' · S. 'Brillant' · S. 'Burgundi Gemini' · S. 'Diamond' · S. 'Mauve Clusters' (Fan Flower) · S. 'Mini Blue' · S. 'My Blue' · S. 'Newon' · S. 'Saphira' · S. 'Whirlwind White' (Fan Flower) · S. 'White Champ' · S. acacioides · S. aemula (Blue Wonder) · S. aemula 'Alba' · S. aemula 'Blue Fan' · S. aemula 'Blue Wonder' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'Diamond' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'New Wonder' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'Petite' · S. aemula 'Purple Fanfare' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'Whirlwind Blue' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'White Fan' (Fan Flower) · S. aemula 'Zig Zag' (Fan Flower) · S. albida · S. albida pallida · S. albida var. albida · S. albida var. pallida · S. amblyanthera · S. amblyanthera var. amblyanthera · S. amblyanthera var. centralis · S. amboinensis · S. amoena · S. anchusifolia · S. angulata · S. angustata · S. angustifolia · S. apterantha · S. archeriana · S. arenaria · S. argentea · S. atriplicina · S. attenuata · S. auriculata · S. balansae · S. ballajupensis · S. basedowii · S. beckii · S. bela-modagani · S. billardierei · S. Blauer Facher = 'Saphira' · S. blinii · S. brookeana · S. brooksiana · S. browniana · S. browniana grandior · S. browniana subsp. browniana · S. browniana subsp. grandior · S. burnettii · S. bursariifolia · S. caespitosa · S. calendulacea · S. calliptera · S. candollei · S. canescens · S. cerasifolia (Naupaka) · S. chamissoniana (Naupaka Kuahiwi) · S. chamissoniana f. opaka · S. chanii · S. chlorantha · S. chrysopogon · S. ciliata · S. clandestina · S. coccinea · S. collaris · S. collina · S. coriacea (Dwarf Naupaka) · S. corsoniana · S. crassifolia · S. cumana · S. cuneiformis · S. cunninghamii · S. cunninghamii var. cunninghamii · S. cunninghamii var. hispida · S. cylindrica · S. cylindrocarpa · S. dajoensis · S. daleana · S. decipiens · S. decurrens · S. densifolia · S. depauperata · S. depressa · S. dielliana · S. dielsii · S. drummondi · S. drummondii · S. enantophylla · S. enantophylla var. enantophylla

Bibliography

• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. (Pl SAfr) [accepts].
• Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967–. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. (F NCaled) [accepts].
• Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976–. Flores des Mascareignes. (F Mascar)
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China) [accepts].
• Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980–. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. (F Ceylon)
• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia, new ed. (F Aust)
• Green, P. S. 1991. The Indo-Pacific strand Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) - yet again. Taxon 40:118–122.
• Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. (L Aust) [= S. "fructescens"].
• Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936–. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. (F Madag)
• Judd, W.S., Campbell, C.S., Kellog, E.A. & Donoghue, M.J. (2002): Plant Systematics: a phylogenetic approach, Sinauer, Sunderland, Mass.
• Shannon, R. K. et al. 1997. (1322) Proposal to conserve the name Scaevola taccada (Goodenaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 46:801–802. [proposes conservation of S. taccada].
• Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana. (F Males) [accepts].
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr) [accepts].
• Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i. (F Hawaii) [accepts].

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 24, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8666928
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-505045
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13762390
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384321-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 70614
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505045
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 159561-3
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SCTAS SCSE
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 61615

Footnotes

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