Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Scaevola xanthina
Goodeniaceae R.Br.
Scaevola xanthina K.A.Sheph. & Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Shepherd, K.A. & Hislop, M. (1 May 2014), Scaevola xanthina (Goodeniaceae), a new yellow-flowered species from the south coast of Western Australia. Nuytsia 24: 96-98, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Mount Manypeaks, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 5 December 2013, D.A. Rathbone DAR 1019 (holo: PERTH 08526354; iso: CANB, PERTH 08526362).
taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sp. Waychinicup (E.M.Sandiford EMS 1336) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: The epithet is derived from the Greek xanthos (yellow) and refers to the bright yellow flowers that distinguish this species."
Parker, C.M. (10 March 2015), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2014. Nuytsia 25: 22 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sp. Waychinicup (E.M.Sandiford EMS 1336) [n/a]