Scaevola albida

Scaevola albida

Scaevola albida

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Goodeniaceae
Subfamilia: Goodenioideae
Genus: Scaevola
Species: Scaevola albida

Name

Scaevola albida (Sm.) Druce, 1917

Synonyms

• Goodenia albida Sm., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 348 (1794)
• Goodenia laevigata Curtis, Bot. Mag. t. 287 (1795)
• Goodenia pubescens Sieber ex DC., Prod. 7: 514 (1839)
• Lobelia microcarpa (Cav.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 378 (1891)
• Merkusia microcarpa (Cav.) de Vriese, Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 2: I. 157 (1851)
• Merkusia pallida (R.Br.) de Vriese, Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 2: I. 159 (1851)
• Scaevola albida var. pallida (R.Br.) Carolin, Fl. S. Australia, 3: 1410 (1986)
• Scaevola laevigata (Curtis) Pers., Syn. 1: 195 (1805)
• Scaevola laevigata var. albida (Sm.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 195 (1805)
• Scaevola microcarpa Cav., Ic. 6: 6. t. 509 (1799), nom. illeg. superfl.
• Scaevola microcarpa var. pallida (R.Br.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 101 (1868)
• Scaevola pallida R.Br., Prod. 585 (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Scaevola albida Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C., 1917. Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 644

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scaevola albida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Scaevola albida. Published online. Accessed: Sep 17 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Scaevola albida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Scaevola albida. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: white fan-flower

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