Scaevola striata

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Common name:         Royal Robe

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• The specific epithet ("striata") refers to the wings of the corolla

Flowers

• The mostly single, fan-shaped flowers are on an axillary stalk

• Bracts are small, lance or oval to oblong shaped

• Petals about 3 cm wide with reddish parallel striations and short whitish hairs

• Flowering occurs from August to January

Fruit:                            

• An oblong or oval shaped drupe to 5 mm long

Leaves:         

• The leaves are variable, wedge-shaped or linear to egg-shaped, hairy, 1.5–5 cm long, 3–20 mm wide

• Upper leaves sessile, edges smooth, coarsely toothed toward the apex

Stem & branches: 

•  Hairy stems

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A suckering, spreading, perennial herb, 0.35–0.3 m high and 1 m wide 

Habitat:   

• On sand plains and ridges in wet areas

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to the south coast of Western Australia

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy 

  • Scaevola striata was first formally described 1810 by Robert Brown 

  • The description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaevola_striata (2024)