Scaevola phlebopetala
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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. phlebopetala
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola phlebopetala | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
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Scaevola phlebopetala, commonly known as velvet fanflower, is a herb in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[3]
Description[edit]
Scaevola phlebopetala is a generally prostrate herb, with stems growing to 50 cm.[4] The stems are bristly, with hairs at 90° and sometimes rough to the touch.[4] The leaves are stalkless and usually toothed with the leaf blade being from 1.2 to 10 cm long by 3 to 17 mm wide.[4] The flowers occur in racemes which are up to 30 cm long.[4] The inflorescence stalk is 2–4.5 cm long and curved. The sepals are linear, 4–14 mm long, and not joined.[4] The corolla is from 10–27 mm long, and has both short, white hairs and long, stiff, yellow hairs on the outside, and is densely bearded on the inside.[4] It is deep purple and yellow in the throat. The fruit is obovoid, striated, warty, hairy and 5–6 mm long.[4] It flowers from June to October.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It is found in southwest Western Australia growing in sandy heaths.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was first named and described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1860.[1][2] The specific epithet, phlebopetala, derives from the Greek, phlebos ("vein")[5] and the Latin, petalum ("petal") to give an adjective describing the plant as having "veined petals".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Scaevola phlebopetala". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860). "Scaevola phlebopetala". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 18. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Scaevola phlebopetalae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i R.C.Carolin, R.C. (2020). "Scaevola phlebopetala". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Backer, C.A. (1936). Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs). p. 441.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Timber Press, Oregon. p. 465. ISBN 9780715316436.
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