The genus
Scaevola was first
described by
Carl Linnaeus in 1771. He did not explain the origin of the genus name. It is considered to allude to the one-sided shape of the flower, which has a five-lobed tubular
corolla; in
Latin means 'left-handed'.
Species '' (Dwarf Naupaka) at
Liliʻuokalani Botanical Garden,
Honolulu '' (Beach Naupaka) '' with ripe and unripe drupes at
Honeymoon Island State Park,
Dunedin, Florida ,
Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: •
Scaevola acacioides Carolin (W.A.) •
Scaevola aemula R.Br. – fairy fan-flower, common fan-flower (W.A., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) •
Scaevola albida (Sm.) Druce – pale fan-flower, small-fruit fan-flower (S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) •
Scaevola amblyanthera F.Muell. (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.) •
Scaevola anchusifolia Benth. – silky scaevola (W.A.) •
Scaevola angulata R.Br. (N.T.) •
Scaevola angustata Carolin (S.A.) •
Scaevola archeriana L.W.Sage (W.A.) •
Scaevola argentea Carolin (W.A.) •
Scaevola auriculata Benth. (W.A.) •
Scaevola balansae Guillaumin (
New Caledonia) •
Scaevola ballajupensis L.W.Sage (W.A.) •
Scaevola barrierei A.S.Wulff & Munzinger (New Caledonia) •
Scaevola basedowii Carolin – Basedow's fanflower (W.A., N.T., S.A.) •
Scaevola beckii Zahlbr. (New Caledonia) •
Scaevola brooksiana F.Muell. •
Scaevola browniana Carolin •
Scaevola bursariifolia J.M.Black •
Scaevola calendulacea (Andrews) Druce •
Scaevola calliptera Benth. •
Scaevola canescens Benth. •
Scaevola × cerasifolia Skottsb. •
Scaevola chamissoniana Gaudich. •
Scaevola chanii K.M.Wong •
Scaevola chrysopogon Carolin •
Scaevola coccinea Däniker •
Scaevola collina J.M.Black ex E.L.Robertson •
Scaevola coriacea Nutt. •
Scaevola crassifolia Labill. •
Scaevola cuneiformis Labill. •
Scaevola cunninghamii DC. •
Scaevola cylindrica Schltr. & K.Krause •
Scaevola densifolia Carolin •
Scaevola depauperata R.Br. •
Scaevola enantophylla F.Muell. •
Scaevola eneabba Carolin •
Scaevola erosa Guillaumin •
Scaevola filifolia (R.Br.) K.A.Sheph. •
Scaevola floribunda A.Gray •
Scaevola gaudichaudiana Cham. •
Scaevola gaudichaudii Hook. & Arn. •
Scaevola glabra Hook. & Arn. •
Scaevola glabrata Carolin •
Scaevola glandulifera DC. •
Scaevola globosa (Carolin) Carolin •
Scaevola globulifera Labill. •
Scaevola glutinosa Carolin •
Scaevola gracilis Hook.f. •
Scaevola graminea Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie •
Scaevola hainanensis Hance •
Scaevola hamiltonii K.Krause •
Scaevola hobdyi W.L.Wagner •
Scaevola hookeri (de Vriese) F.Muell. ex Hook.f. •
Scaevola humifusa de Vriese •
Scaevola humilis R.Br. •
Scaevola kallophylla G.J.Howell •
Scaevola kilaueae O.Deg. •
Scaevola laciniata F.M.Bailey •
Scaevola lanceolata Benth. •
Scaevola linearis R.Br. •
Scaevola macrophylla (de Vriese) Benth. •
Scaevola macropyrena I.H.Müll. •
Scaevola macrostachya Benth. •
Scaevola marquesensis F.Br. •
Scaevola micrantha C.Presl •
Scaevola microphylla Benth. •
Scaevola mollis Hook. & Arn. •
Scaevola montana Labill. •
Scaevola muluensis K.M.Wong •
Scaevola myrtifolia (de Vriese) K.Krause •
Scaevola neoebudica Guillaumin •
Scaevola nitida R.Br. •
Scaevola nubigena Lauterb. •
Scaevola obovata Carolin •
Scaevola oldfieldii F.Muell. •
Scaevola oppositifolia Roxb. •
Scaevola ovalifolia R.Br. •
Scaevola oxyclona F.Muell. •
Scaevola paludosa R.Br. •
Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin •
Scaevola parviflora K.Krause •
Scaevola parvifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. •
Scaevola pauciflora Leenh. •
Scaevola paulayi Fosberg •
Scaevola phlebopetala F.Muell. •
Scaevola pilosa Benth. •
Scaevola platyphylla Lindl. •
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl •
Scaevola porocarya F.Muell. •
Scaevola porrecta A.C.Sm. •
Scaevola procera Hillebr. •
Scaevola pulchella Carolin •
Scaevola pulvinaris K.Krause •
Scaevola racemigera Däniker •
Scaevola ramosissima (Sm.) K.Krause •
Scaevola repens de Vriese •
Scaevola restiacea Benth. •
Scaevola revoluta R.Br. •
Scaevola rialagartensis Cast.-Campos •
Scaevola samoensis Whistler •
Scaevola sericophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. •
Scaevola socotraensis H.St.John •
Scaevola spicigera Carolin •
Scaevola spinescens R.Br. •
Scaevola striata R.Br. •
Scaevola subalpina Malabrigo & Ondoy •
Scaevola subcapitata F.Br. •
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. •
Scaevola tahitensis Carlquist •
Scaevola tenuifolia Carolin •
Scaevola thesioides Benth. •
Scaevola tomentosa Gaudich. •
Scaevola tortuosa Benth. •
Scaevola verticillata Leenh. •
Scaevola virgata Carolin •
Scaevola wrightii (Griseb.) M.Gómez •
Scaevola xanthina K.A.Sheph. & Hislop ==Notes==