Scaevola gaudichaudiana, the mountain naupaka, is a perennial shrub in the family Goodeniaceae.[4] The plant is endemic to Hawaii.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. gaudichaudiana
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Scaevola ciliata G.Don | |
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Scaevola gaudichaudiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ^ a b c von Chamisso, A. (1833) Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. 8(2): 226 Berlin
- ^ "Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ USDA: Scaevola gaudichaudiana
- ^ "Scaevola, Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany".
- ^ a b Scaevola gaudichaudiana, Native Plants Hawaii
External links edit
Media related to Scaevola gaudichaudiana at Wikimedia Commons
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