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Scaevola
Description of the genus
Leaves alternate, entire (in ours). Inflorescences of pedunculate axillary cymes. Calyx shorter than the corolla. Corolla 5-lobed; lobes subequal with broad membranous margins. Ovary inferior, 2-locular, fleshy. Stigma surrounded by a cup-shaped membrane. Fruit a succulent drupe. Derivation of name: after Mucius Scaevola, a Roman hero of the 6th Century BC Worldwide: 96 species in tropical Indo-Pacific, mostly Australia, with a few species extending to America, Asia and Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| plumieri (L.) Vahl | N,Z,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Scaevola:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ScaevolaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scaevola
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scaevola
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scaevola
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Scaevola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scaevola
JSTOR Plant Science: Scaevola
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scaevola
Plants of the World Online: Scaevola
Tropicos: Scaevola
Wikipedia: Scaevola
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