Scaevola platyphylla
| Scaevola platyphylla | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. platyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola platyphylla Lindl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lobelia platyphylla (Labill.) Kuntze | |
Scaevola platyphylla, commonly known as Broad-leaved Fanflower, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.3 metres high and have blue to purple flowers that appear between August and January in their native range.[1]
The species was formally described in 1839 by English botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[2]
References
- ↑ "Scaevola platyphylla". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Scaevola platyphylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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