Scaevola platyphylla
Scaevola platyphylla, commonly known as broad-leaved fanflower, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.3 metres high and have blue to purple flowers that appear between August and January in their native range.[4]
Scaevola platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Goodeniaceae |
Genus: | Scaevola |
Species: | S. platyphylla |
Binomial name | |
Scaevola platyphylla | |
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Lobelia platyphylla (Labill.) Kuntze |
The species was formally described in 1839 by English botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[1][2]
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References
- "Scaevola platyphylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Lindley, J. (1839) A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xxvi.
- "Scaevola platyphylla Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Scaevola platyphylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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