Scaevola platyphylla
Species of shrub
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Scaevola platyphylla, commonly known as broad-leaved fanflower, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.3 metres high and have blue to purple flowers that appear between August and January in their native range.[4]
| Scaevola platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. platyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola platyphylla | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Lobelia platyphylla (Labill.) Kuntze | |
The species was formally described in 1839 by English botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[1][2]
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