Scaevola macrophylla

Scaevola macrophylla, commonly known as large-flowered scaevola,[1] is an erect herb (woody at base) growing to 0.4 m high, with blue flowers, in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia.[4]

Scaevola macrophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Scaevola macrophylla

The species was first formally described in 1854 by Willem Hendrik de Vriese[5][6] and in 1868 George Bentham in the fourth volume of Flora Australiensis assigned it to the genus, Scaevola.[2][3]

It occurs in the Cape Riche area in south-western Western Australia.[7] The species is described as "extremely rare", being documented on only four occasions, a discovery after a controlled burn in 2021 was its first record since 1990.[8]

It has been declared to be a threatened species,[4] and critically endangered under the EPBC Act.[1]

References
  1. "Scaevola macrophylla — Large-flowered Scaevola". www.environment.gov.au. Department of the Environment,Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Scaevola macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 98
  4. "Scaevola macrophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. "Molkenboeria macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. Vriese, W.H. de (1854) Goodenovieae. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem ser. 2, 10: 44
  7. "Profile: Scaevola macrophylla". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  8. Barr, Peter; Dobson, John (24 April 2021). "Wildflower not seen in 30 years pops up on WA fire ground". www.abc.net.au.


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