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Hobdy's naupaka
Scientific Name: Scaevola hobdyi
Family: Goodeniaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Hobdy's Naupaka (Scaevola hobdyi)
Scaevola hobdyi, commonly known as Hobdy's Naupaka, is a shrub endemic to Hawaii. The Hawaiian name, Naupaka, is also used as a more general term for other members of the Scaevola genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Scaevola hobdyi W.L. Wagner
- Common Name: Hobdy's Naupaka
- Rank: Species
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Superorder: Asteranae
- Order: Asterales
- Family: Goodeniaceae
- Genus: Scaevola L.
- Synonym/Related ITIS Name: Scaevola hobdyi W.L. Wagner (TSN 565489)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Hawaii (HI).
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Habit: Shrub
- Duration: Perennial
Ecological Role
One source indicates that grazing animals may have contributed to the decline of dwarf naupaka populations in the 1800s.
Additional Naupaka Species
- Scaevola hookeri (Creeping Fan-flower)
- Scaevola chamissoniana (naupaka kuahiwi)
- Scaevola chanii
- Scaevola coriacea (Creeping Naupaka)
- Scaevola taccada (Beach Naupaka)