Scaevola kilaueae, the Kīlauea naupaka, is a species of fanflower endemic to the eastern windward side of the island of Hawaiʻi.
| Scaevola kilaueae | |
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| In native forest near Pu'u O'o in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. kilaueae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola kilaueae O.Deg.
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Description
editScaevola kilaueae is a small shrub 0.5-1m high. The leaves are glabrous (lacking hairs) and 3-7cm long and 1-1.5cm wide. The flowers are white and (like other fanflowers) asymmetric, giving the appearance of missing petals.[2]
Evolution
editScaevola kilaueae has been proposed as a hybrid between other Hawaiian endemic fanflowers, Scaevola coriacea and Scaevola chamissoniana.[3]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands - Species Page/ Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution". naturalhistory2.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Keeley, Sterling, and Vicki Ann Funk. "Origin and evolution of Hawaiian endemics: new patterns revealed by molecular phylogenetic studies." Biology of island floras (2011). https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/17450/bot_Keeley_Funk_color_Bramwell.pdf
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