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Scaevola plumieri
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Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Rio Savane, just North of Beira
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Rio Savane, just North of Beira
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Rio Savane, just North of Beira
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Rio Savane, just North of Beira
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| Synonyms: |
Lobelia plumieri L. Scaevola thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Common names: | Half-flower (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small succulent shrub with sprawling woody stems bearing numerous leaf scars, or small tree, to 1.5 m. Leaves broadly obovate, sessile or subsessile, clustered near the stem apex; petiole winged. Corolla white or greenish, up to 2.3 cm long; lobes up to 1 cm with whitish crenulate margins. Fruit black or bluish, ellipsoid or spherical. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | On coastal sand dunes. |
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| Flowering time: | May - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread on African coasts from Somalia south to the Cape and in W Africa from S. Tomé to Angola. Also in the Mascarenes, Sri Lanka, Florida and tropical S America. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
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| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 17 June 2009 |
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Other sources of information about Scaevola plumieri:
African Plant Database: Scaevola plumieriBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Scaevola plumieri
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Scaevola plumieri
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Scaevola plumieri
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Scaevola plumieri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scaevola plumieri
JSTOR Plant Science: Scaevola plumieri
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Scaevola plumieri
Tropicos: Scaevola plumieri
West African Plants database: Scaevola plumieri
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