Scaevola platyphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. platyphylla
Binomial name
Scaevola platyphylla
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[3]

Lobelia platyphylla (Labill.) Kuntze
Molkenboeria platyphylla (Lindl.) de Vriese
Molkenboeria semiamplexicaulis (DC.) de Vriese
Scaevola semiamplexicaulis DC.

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.[4]

The species was formally described in 1839 by English botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scaevola platyphylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 Lindley, J. (1839) A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xxvi.
  3. ↑ "Scaevola platyphylla Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Scaevola platyphylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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