Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asterales Link
Family
Goodeniaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Scaevola L., Mant. Pl. 145 (1771)
Vernacular Name(s):
fan flower
 Description

Fls axillary, solitary or in few-fld cymes. Calyx cupular, lobes obscure or obsolete; corolla split to base at back; anthers free. Ovary 2-celled, ovules 1 per cell. Fr. with us. succulent exocarp and bony endocarp. Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs with alt. lvs.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Scaevola L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Non-endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1767: Mantissa Plantarum. Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.