Scaevola tenuifolia Carolin

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 25-30 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, glandular hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles present, 2-3 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 1-3 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 1.5-2 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla mauve, 17-24 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, glandular hairs, hairy on the inside; central lobes 8-11 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 9-10 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 1.7-2 mm wide on the narrower side, 1.8-2.7 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 8.5-9 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules one or two. Flowers in August, September, October and November. Occurs in the Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province.