Scaevola macrophylla, commonly known as large-flowered scaevola,[1] is an erect herb (woody at base) growing to 0.4 m high, with blue flowers, in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. macrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola macrophylla | |
The species was first formally described in 1854 by Willem Hendrik de Vriese[5][6] and in 1868 George Bentham in the fourth volume of Flora Australiensis assigned it to the genus, Scaevola.[2][3]
It occurs in the Cape Riche area in south-western Western Australia.[7] The species is described as "extremely rare", being documented on only four occasions, a discovery after a controlled burn in 2021 was its first record since 1990.[8]
It has been declared to be a threatened species,[4] and critically endangered under the EPBC Act.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Scaevola macrophylla — Large-flowered Scaevola". www.environment.gov.au. Department of the Environment, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Scaevola macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 98
- ^ a b "Scaevola macrophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Molkenboeria macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Vriese, W.H. de (1854) Goodenovieae. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem ser. 2, 10: 44
- ^ "Profile: Scaevola macrophylla". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Barr, Peter; Dobson, John (24 April 2021). "Wildflower not seen in 30 years pops up on WA fire ground". www.abc.net.au.
