| Dicotyledon | Literature for Scaevola gaudichaudii
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Goodeniaceae -- The Goodenia Family | Bibliography |
| Scaevola gaudichaudii | |
Common name(s): naupaka, naupaka kuahiwi |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. |
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| Habit |
Shrubs 0.5-1(-1.5) m tall. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves oblanceolate, 3-7 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, glabrous, margins slightly toothed on distal 1/2, apex broadly acute, base acuminate, petioles up to 1 cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers very fragrant, solitary or
rarely 2-3 in cymes up to 30 mm long, peduncles 2-15 mm long, with paired oblanceolate bracteoles ca. 10 mm long subtending the pedicels; calyx minute; corolla brownish yellow or rarely pinkish, the tube 10-15 mm long, the lobes lanceolate, 8-10 mm long, margins not winged; stamens ± as long as corolla tube; style 18-20 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit dark purplish black, ovoid, 5-6 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. |
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| Seeds |
2n = 16* |
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