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Photographed at Otari Wilton Bush Reserve, Wellington.<br /> | Photographed at Otari Wilton Bush Reserve, Wellington.<br /> | ||
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The drupes.<br /> | The drupes.<br /> | ||
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The leaf.<br /> | The leaf.<br /> | ||
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | ||
Latest revision as of 16:34, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species: S. gracilis
Binomial name: Scaevola gracilis
Common name: Fan flower, Half flowers, Scaevolas, Naupaka.
Scaevola gracilis is a rare indigenous New Zealand species known only from the Kermadec Islands. It has a low growing habit (>1m high and a spread >1.5m). The spreading branches are covered in long silky hairs. The leaves are silky hairy >8cm long and are serrate-dentate on the upper part of margins.It has asymmetrical 2 cm long, fragrant, solitary, white flowers. White drupes (10-10·5 × 8-10·5 mm) appear during Jan-Dec.
Scaevola gracilis is now sold in specialised nurseries.
Photographed at Otari Wilton Bush Reserve, Wellington.
The drupes.
The leaf.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
