Scaevola gaudichaudii, the ridgetop naupaka, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae.[1] The flowers are yellow. The plant is endemic to Hawaii.[4]
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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. gaudichaudii
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Lobelia gaudichaudii Kuntze | |
It was first described by William J. Hooker and George Arnott Walker-Arnott in 1832 in the Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage...[5][2] and was given the specific epithet, gaudichaudii, to honour Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.[2]
Description
editIt grows to a height of 6 feet (1.8 m), spreading to a diameter of 8 feet (2.4 m) and has a life span of about five years. This Scaevola likes full sun and harsh, dry, and windy locations. It flowers all year round with flowers which are weakly fragrant, and vary in colour from dark yellow, brownish-yellow to pinkish. The drupes are small and purple. The leaves are from 1 inch (2.5 cm) to 2 inches (5.1 cm) long and are slightly toothed.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b USDA: Scaevola gaudichaudii
- ^ a b c Hooker, W.J. & Walker-Arnott, G.A. (1832) Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs. Lay and Collie... 89
- ^ "Scaevola gaudichaudii Hook. & Arn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany".
- ^ "Scaevola gaudichaudii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ^ Native Plants, Hawaii: Scaevola gaudichaudii
External links
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