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Scaevola coriacea
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scaevola coriacea, the dwarf naupaka,[4] is one of the ten Scaevolas (flowering plants in the Goodenia family, Goodeniaceae), that are endemic to Hawaii.[5]
Quick Facts Dwarf naupaka, Conservation status ...
Dwarf naupaka | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Goodeniaceae |
Genus: | Scaevola |
Species: | S. coriacea |
Binomial name | |
Scaevola coriacea | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Lobelia coriacea Kuntze |
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It was first described in 1842 by Thomas Nuttall,[2][1] and its specific epithet, coriacea, derives from the Latin, corium, which means leather, and describes the tough, thick, leathery leaves.[6]