| Dicotyledon | Literature for Scaevola kilaueae
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Goodeniaceae -- The Goodenia Family | Bibliography |
| Scaevola kilaueae | |
Common name(s): naupaka, huahekili uka, naupaka kuahiwi, papa`ahekili |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Shrubs 0.5-1 m tall, sometimes taller. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves coriaceous, oblanceolate, 3-6.8 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, usually glabrous, margins dentate along distal 1/2, apex acute, base tapering to a petiole 0.7-1 cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers (1-)3-7 in cymes 30-100 mm long, peduncles 15-40 mm long, terminal flower sessile, lateral ones on pedicels ca. 5 mm long, these subtended by paired bracteoles; calyx minute; corolla tube purplish brown, 20-25 mm long, the lobes cream with purple lines, 8-10 mm long, margins winged, the throat pale yellowish brown; stamens not quite as long as corolla tube; style 23-30 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit dark purplish black, ovoid, ca. 10 mm long, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
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| Seeds |
2n = 16* |
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