Scaevola microphylla Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Scaevola

Characteristics

Prostrate to decumbent herb, with antrorse, ±appressed hairs; base woody; stems to 50 cm long. Leaves sessile, ±stem-clasping, obovate to elliptic, obtuse or terminally toothed, conspicuously dentate; lamina 8-53 mm long, 3-29 mm wide. Flowers in loose racemes to 15 cm long; bracts leaf-like but smaller; bracteoles oblong, 5-8 mm long. Sepals broadly ovate, to 0.5 mm long, connate basally. Corolla 10-21 mm long, pubescent or glabrous outside, bearded inside, blue; barbulae short, ±papillate apically; wings to 1.5 mm wide. Ovary 2-locular; indusium 1.5-2.5 mm wide, dense brownish beard exceeding bristles on lips. Fruit subglobular, 2-3 mm diam., pubescent, usually 1-seeded.
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Found in and on margins of forests.
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Distribution

Scaevola microphylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384260-1
WFO ID wfo-0000497511
COL ID 6Y4JK
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Synonyms

Scaevola microphylla