Scaevola glandulifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. glandulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola glandulifera | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Lobelia glandulifera Kuntze | |
Scaevola glandulifera, the viscid hand-flower, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae, endemic to Western Australia.[4]
Description[edit]
Scaevola glandulifera is an erect shrub which grows to a height of 50 cm.[5] The stems are not ribbed.[4] The leaves are stalkless, sometimes smooth edged, sometimes toothed, with a leaf blade which is 2-9 cm long and 1-10 mm wide. The flowers occur in terminal spikes. The corolla is 10-30 mm long, and has short hairs both simple and glandular with occasionally longer, stiff, yellow hairs on the outside. It is bearded inside and a deep blue-purple colour. The ovary has two locules. The cup which holds the style (indusium) is 1.5-3 mm wide, and hairy on both the inner and outer surfaces. The fruit is obovoid and up to 4 mm long and can be with or without a hairy surface.[5]
It flowers from August to December, January.[4][5]
Distribution & habitat[edit]
In Western AustraliaScaevola glandulifera is found in the IBRA bioregions of Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Warren and Esperance Plains (or in the South West Botanical Province.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Scaevola glandulifera was first described in 1839 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[1][2]
Etymology[edit]
The genus name, Scaevola, is Latin, a diminutive of scaeva, the left-handed, referring to the left-handed Roman, Gaius Mucius Scaevola, made famous by Livy, the flower being so like a hand.[6] The specific epithet, glandulifera, comes from the Latin, glandula (gland) and ferre (carry/bear), giving "gland-bearing".[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Scaevola glandulifera". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Candolle, A.P. de (1839) in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) Goodenovieae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(2): 510. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Govaerts, R. et.al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Scaevola glandulifera. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Scaevola glandulifera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c Carolin, R.C. (2017) Flora of Australia: Scaevola glandulifera DC. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. Latin dictionary:Scaevola Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ www.plantillustrations.org Scaevola glandulifera DC. Retrieved 17 May 2019.