Goodeniaceae

Scaevola Family

By: George Rogers

Herbs and shrubs found around the world but mostly in Australia, with one native Florida species.   Flowers usually bilaterally symmetrical and with the corolla slit.  Stamens 5, depositing pollen in a cup beneath the style. Ovary inferior. Fruit often a drupe.

Reference of note:

A. Gurib-Fakim, Q. Bornes, and T. Brendler.  Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Indian Ocean Islands. 2^nd Ed.  MedPharm. Stuttgart.  [Scaevola p. 424.]

Plants listed in the manual include:

Scaevola aemula

Scaevola plumieri

Scaevola taccada