Scaevola striata
| Royal robe | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola striata | |
Scaevola striata, commonly known as royal robe,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It has blue fan-shaped flowers, and is endemic to Western Australia.
Description
Scaevola striata is a suckering, spreading, perennial herb, 0.35–0.3 m (1 ft 2 in – 1 ft 0 in) high and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide and hairy stems. The leaves are variable, wedge-shaped or linear to egg-shaped, hairy, 1.5–5 cm (0.59–1.97 in) long, 3–20 mm (0.12–0.79 in) wide, upper leaves sessile, edges smooth, coarsely toothed toward the apex. The mostly single, fan-shaped flowers are on an axillary stalk, bracts small, lance or oval to oblong shaped, petals about 3 cm (1.2 in) wide with reddish parallel striations and short whitish hairs. Flowering occurs from August to January and the fruit is an oblong or oval shaped drupe to 5 mm (0.20 in) long.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
Scaevola striata was first formally described 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805.[6][7] The specific epithet ("striata") refers to the wings of the corolla.[8]
Distribution and habitat
Royal robe grows on sand plains and ridges in wet areas on the south coast of Western Australia.[2]
References
- ^ "Scaevola striata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Scaevola striata". FloraBase-the Western Australia Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Bentham, George (1869). Flora Australiensis. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 89.
- ^ Hodgson, Margaret; Paine, Roland (1973). A Field Guide to Australian Flowers. Australia: Rigby Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 0851792553.
- ^ Grieg, Denise (1999). Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers. Australia: Averill Chase New Holland. p. 142. ISBN 1-86436-334-7.
- ^ "Scaevola striata". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. p. 586.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 315. ISBN 9780958034180.