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Scaevola kilaueae

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Scaevola kilaueae
In native forest near Pu'u O'o in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. kilaueae
Binomial name
Scaevola kilaueae
O.Deg.

Scaevola kilaueae, the Kīlauea naupaka, is a species of fanflower endemic to the eastern windward side of the island of Hawaiʻi.

Description

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Scaevola kilaueae is a small shrub 0.5-1m high. The leaves are glabrous (lacking hairs) and 3-7cm long and 1-1.5cm wide. The flowers are white and (like other fanflowers) asymmetric, giving the appearance of missing petals.[2]

Evolution

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Scaevola kilaueae has been proposed as a hybrid between other Hawaiian endemic fanflowers, Scaevola coriacea and Scaevola chamissoniana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands - Species Page/ Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution". naturalhistory2.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  3. ^ Keeley, Sterling, and Vicki Ann Funk. "Origin and evolution of Hawaiian endemics: new patterns revealed by molecular phylogenetic studies." Biology of island floras (2011). https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/17450/bot_Keeley_Funk_color_Bramwell.pdf