Scaevola kilaueae

Scaevola kilaueae, the Kīlauea naupaka, is a species of fanflower endemic to the eastern windward side of the island of Hawaiʻi.

Scaevola kilaueae
In native forest near Pu'u O'o in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Conservation status
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Scaevola
Species:	S. kilaueae
Binomial name
Scaevola kilaueae O.Deg.

Description

Scaevola kilaueae is a small shrub 0.5-1m high. The leaves are glabrous (lacking hairs) and 3-7cm long and 1-1.5cm wide. The flowers are white and (like other fanflowers) asymmetric, giving the appearance of missing petals.^[2]

Evolution

Scaevola kilaueae has been proposed as a hybrid between other Hawaiian endemic fanflowers, Scaevola coriacea and Scaevola chamissoniana.^[3]