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Scaevola coriacea, the dwarf naupaka, is one of the ten Scaevolas (flowering plants in the Goodenia family, Goodeniaceae), that are endemic to Hawaii.It was first described in 1842 by Thomas Nuttall, and its specific epithet, coriacea, derives from the Latin, corium, which means leather, and describes the tough, thick, leathery leaves.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Scaevola
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dwarf naupaka
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