Scaevola canescens

Scaevola canescens
Scaevola canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. canescens
Binomial name
Scaevola canescens
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Dampiera canescens (Benth.) de Vriese
Lobelia canescens Kuntze

Scaevola canescens is a species of plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia where it occurs "from Shark Bay to Perth, in open forest and heath in sandy soil".[1]

Description

Scaevola canescens (grey scaevola)[5] is a shrub growing up to 60 centimetres (24 in) high.[1] It has sessile, entire, oblong to oblanceolate leaves which are 12–85 millimetres (0.47–3.35 in) long and 4–15 millimetres (0.16–0.59 in) wide[1] and densely hairy.[5] It flowers from March to October[5] in axillary spikes up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, the corolla is bearded, and white with brownish veins.[1] The fruit is usually one-seeded.[1]

Distribution

It grows in the IBRA regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, and Yalgoo.

Etymology

The specific epithet is Latin:

canescens,-entis (part.B): canescent, “grayish-white. A term applied to hairy surfaces” (Lindley[6]); “hoary with gray pubescence” (Fernald 1950[7]); becoming gray, grayish; in mosses, hoary due to the collective hyaline hair points on the apices of leaves.[8]

Taxonomy

S. canescens was first described by George Bentham in 1837.[2] A holotype (W0047196) was collected by von Hügel at King Georges Sound, and is kept at Naturhistorisches Museum Wien Botanische Abteilung (W).[9] The earliest Australian record (MEL 1521288A) was collected by J.A.L. Preiss on April 15, 1839, somewhere in the vicinity of Perth.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Carolin, R.C. (1992). "Scaevola canescens". ABRS Flora of Australia. Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 35. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bentham, G. 1837. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad Fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel, p. 69
  3. ^ Govaerts, R.; et al. "Scaevola canescens". Plants of the World online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ BirdLife International (2017). " Bubo scandiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22689055A119342767. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Scaevola canescens". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ Lindley, J. 1849. ed. 6. The Elements of Botany, Structural, Physiological, & Medical: Being a 6th Ed. of the Outline of the First Principles of Botany, with a Sketch of the Artificial Methods of Classification, and a Glossary of Technical Terms.
  7. ^ Fernald, M.L. (revised). 1950. Gray's Manual of Botany. Ed. 8. American Book Co., New York.
  8. ^ Eckel, P.M. "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  9. ^ "JSTOR Global Plants: Holotype of Scaevola canescens Benth". Retrieved 25 June 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Occurrence record: MEL 1521288A". AVH The Australasian Virtual Herbarium.


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