Scaevola taccada

Taxonavigation

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 taccada

Name

Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb., 1814

Synonyms

Lobelia frutescens Mill.
Lobelia koenigii (Vahl) Saff.
Lobelia piliplena Kuntze
Lobelia plumieri Burm.f.
Lobelia sericea Kuntze
Lobelia sericea var. koenigii (M.Vahl) Kuntze
Lobelia velutina Kuntze
Roemeria lobelia Dennst.
Scaevola bela-modagani Schult.
Scaevola billardierei D.Dietr.
Scaevola chlorantha de Vriese
Scaevola fauriei H.Lév.
Scaevola frutescens (Mill.) K.Krause
Scaevola frutescens f. glabra (Matsum.) Hatus.
Scaevola frutescens var. koenigii (Vahl) Domin
Scaevola koenigii Vahl
Scaevola lambertiana de Vriese
Scaevola lativaga Hance
Scaevola leschenaultii DC.
Scaevola macrocalyx de Vriese
Scaevola piliplena Miq.
Scaevola plumerioides Nutt.
Scaevola sericea Vahl
Scaevola taccada var. bryanii H.St.John
Scaevola taccada var. fauriei (H.Lév.) H.St.John
Scaevola taccada f. moomomiana (O.Deg. & Greenwell) T.Yamaz.
Scaevola taccada f. punicea H.St.John
Scaevola velutina C.Presl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Scaevola taccada

Continental: Africa & Indian Ocean to Pacific
- - Aldabra, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia
- Extinct in:
  - Norfolk Is.
- Introduced into:
  - Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Texas, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Roxburgh, W. 1814. Hortus Bengalensis, or a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta. Serampore. BHL Reference page. : 15.

Additional references

Accepted by:
- Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
- Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1960-1972). Flora Malesiana 6: 1-1023. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
- van Proosdij, A.S.J. (2012). Arnoldo's Zakflora, ed. 4: 1-318. Walburg Pers, Zutphen.
Not accepted by:
- Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions. [Cited as Scaevola sericea.]
- Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento. [Cited as Scaevola plumieri.]
- Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18. [Cited as Scaevola sericea.]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scaevola taccada in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Scaevola taccada. Published online. Accessed: Sep 20 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Scaevola taccada. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Scaevola taccada. 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 20. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scaevola taccada in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

čeština: Vějířovka takada
English: beach naupaka
فارسی: کلم ساحلی
français: Manioc marron bord de mer (Île de la Réunion)
日本語: クサトベラ
മലയാളം: വെള്ളമോദകം
ไทย: รักทะเล
中文: 草海桐, 水草

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