Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

 
  • Family : GOODENIACEAE
    (Fan Flower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SCAEVOLA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Goodeniaceae
  • Basionym : Lobelia taccada Gaertn.
  • Synonym(s) : Lobelia frutescens Mill.; Lobelia koenigii (Vahl) Saff.; Lobelia piliplena Kuntze; Lobelia plumieri Burm.f.; Lobelia sericea Kuntze; Lobelia sericea var. koenigii (M.Vahl) Kuntze; Lobelia velutina Kuntze; Roemeria lobelia Dennst.; Scaevola bela-modagani Schult.; Scaevola billardierei D.Dietr.; Scaevola chlorantha de Vriese; Scaevola fauriei H.Lév.; Scaevola frutescens (Mill.) K.Krause; Scaevola frutescens f. glabra (Matsum.) Hatus.; Scaevola frutescens var. koenigii (Vahl) Domin; Scaevola koenigii Vahl; Scaevola lambertiana de Vriese; Scaevola lativaga Hance; Scaevola leschenaultii DC.; Scaevola macrocalyx de Vriese; Scaevola piliplena Miq.; Scaevola plumerioides Nutt.; Scaevola sericea Vahl; Scaevola taccada var. bryanii H.St.John; Scaevola taccada var. fauriei (H.Lév.) H.St.John Scaevola taccada f. moomomiana (O.Deg. & Greenwell) T.Yamaz.; Scaevola taccada f. punicea H.St.John; Scaevola velutina C.Presl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Beach plum, Beach grape, Fan flower, Half flower, Sea lettuce
  • Vernacular name :
    • Badraksham, Vellamodakam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Coastal and mangrove forests
  • Comments / notes : Common on sandy seashore
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia, Australia to Polynesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 193
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Scaevola taccada. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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