Scaevola collaris

Scaevola collaris is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae[1] and its native range is five mainland states/territories of Australia: the Northern Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.[4]

Scaevola collaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. collaris
Binomial name
Scaevola collaris
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Lobelia collaris Kuntze
Scaevola decurrens W.Fitzg.

It is an endangered species in New South Wales.[5]

Description

Scaevola collaris is an erect shrub, growing to 0.5 m.[4][6][7] The stems are erect and smooth.[4][6] The leaves are sessile (i.e., have no stalk), succulent and smooth, and 1-8.5 cm long by 1-9 mm wide.[4][6] The flowers occur in terminal spikes or are solitary or clustered in the axils.[4][6]

The sepals are ovate to triangular, smooth and almost free.[4][6] The corolla is 6-17mm long, smooth on the outside with short hairs on the inside, and yellow to cream or mauve.[4][6] The anthers are free.[7] The ovary is inferior[7] and from 5-20 mm long, is two-celled and usually has a beak and a foot.[6]

It flowers mostly from May to November.[4]

Distribution

It is found on saline soils in the arid parts of the south of Western Australia, the south of the Northern Territory, South Australia, western Queensland and north-western New South Wales.[4]

Naming

It was first described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[1][2] and the specific epithet, collaris, comes from the Latin, collaris (having a collar).[8]

References
  1. "Scaevola collaris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859) Report on the Plants Collected During Mr. Babbage's Expedition into the North West Interior of South Australia in 1858: 15. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. "Scaevola collaris F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. Flora of Australia: Scaevola collaris. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Scaevola collaris, PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. "Fact sheet for Scaevola collaris". www.flora.sa.gov.au. EFloraSA: Electronic Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Scaevola collaris, FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (1st pbk., 4th ed.). Portland, Oregon. Timber Press. p. 387. ISBN 9780715316436.
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