CHR 474573 – Scaevola L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474573
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Scaevola taccada var. tuamotuensis (St.John) Fosberg
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1992-10-05 (Verbatim: 5-OCT-1992)
Preferred name:
Scaevola L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Campanulales
Family:
Goodeniaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Scaevola paulayi
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1991-07-22 (Verbatim: 22-JUL-1991)
Preferred name:
Scaevola L.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, near Takauroa Beach
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, near Takauroa Beach
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3732/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22-JUL-1991
Start date:
1991-07-22
Country:
Cook Islands
Abundance:
Abundant
Habitat:
Exposed makatea at cliff face where small channel runs to beach.
Abundance:
Abundant
Notes:
Scaevola paulayi. Low, semi-prostrate shrub with stems +/- horizontal above rock, the main extension (of the stems) is often by a slender subterminal stem. Leaves slightly to somewhat succulent. Corolla pale yellow tube c.2cm long; lobes 10-12mm long, with narrow "wing". Abundant locally.
Observed species:
Scaevola taccada var. tuamotuensis
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