Scaevola chamissoniana

Scaevola chamissoniana is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae[1] and its native range is the Hawaiian Islands,[3] where it is known as the Mountain naupaka or Naupaka kuahiwi.[4]

Scaevola chamissoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. chamissoniana
Binomial name
Scaevola chamissoniana
Synonyms[3]

Lobelia chamissoniana Kuntze
Lobelia cylindrocarpa Kuntze
Scaevola cylindrocarpa Hillebr.
Temminckia chamissoniana de Vriese

it is found in wet forests and open areas at elevations of about 1150 feet and flowers all summer and throughout the year.[4]

It was first described in 1829, by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.[1][2] The specific epithet, chamissoniana, honours Adelbert de Chamisso, naturalist to the expedition ("around the world, by order of the king").[2]

Further reading
  • Howarth, Dianella G.; Baum, David A. (2005). "Genealogical evidence of homoploid hybrid speciation in an adaptive radiation of Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) in the Hawaiian Islands". Evolution. 59 (5): 948–961. doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01034.x. ISSN 0014-3820. pdf
  • Howarth, D. G.; Gustafsson, M. H. G.; Baum, D. A.; Motley, T. J. (2003). "Phylogenetics of the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae): implication for dispersal patterns across the Pacific Basin and colonization of the Hawaiian Islands". American Journal of Botany. 90 (6): 915–923. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.6.915. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21659187. pdf

References
  1. "Scaevola chamissoniana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1829) Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 11: 461, t. 82
  3. "Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Scaevola chamissoniana". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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