Scaevola amblyanthera is a small shrub (to 0.7 m high) in the family Goodeniaceae which is found in tropical and central Australia.[3]

Scaevola amblyanthera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. amblyanthera
Binomial name
Scaevola amblyanthera
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Description

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Its leaves are sessile (having no stem), and are elliptic to obovate, with margins which are usually toothed (dentate). They are from 8–30 mm long by 2–9 mm wide. It flowers in spikes which are to 12 cm long. The bracts are leaf-like. The sepals are about 1 mm long and joined at the base. The mauve to pale pink or white corolla is 8–16 mm long, and is hairy, with ±appressed hairs outside and densely bearded inside. The ovary has two locules The fruit is obovoid, up to 4 mm long, and is hairy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Scaevola amblyanthera". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859) Scaevola amblyanthera, Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(5): 121. Accessed 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b R.C.Carolin (2017) Scaevola amblyanthera. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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