CHR 495889 B – Scaevola L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 495889 B
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
30 September 2013
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Scaevola taccada var. tuamotuensis (St.John) Fosberg
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1992-10-05 (Verbatim: 5 Oct 1992)
Preferred name:
Scaevola L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Campanulales
Family:
Goodeniaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Austral Islands, Raivavae, Motu Vaiamanu
Verbatim locality:
Austral Islands, Raivavae, Motu Vaiamanu
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 296/FP
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
13 May 1992
Start date:
1992-05-13
Country:
French Polynesia
Abundance:
Abundant
Habitat:
Seaward side, on crest of coral and shell rubble, very exposed.
Abundance:
Abundant
Notes:
Prostrate or semi-prostrate shrub, the shoots becoming erect where slightly less exposed. Leaves glossy, deep green above. Flowers pale yellow; lobes 10-12 mm long, ± linear; marginal area very narrow. Fruit subglobular.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
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