Scaevola kilaueae
A Hawaiian endemic fanflower shrub in the Goodeniaceae, 0.5–1 m tall with glabrous 3–7 cm leaves and white, asymmetric flowers, occurring in native forests on the eastern windward side of Hawaiʻi island and at Hilina Pali Rd., Hawai'i Volcanes National Park, in a wet tropical biome.
Common Names
Kilauea Naupaka, Huahekili Uka, Naupaka Kuahiwi, Papa'ahekili
Summary
Kīlauea naupaka is an endemic Hawaiian shrub native to eastern windward Hawaiʻi, occurring in native forest near Puʻu Oʻo within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. It grows 0.5–1 m tall, has glabrous leaves 3–7 cm long and 1–1.5 cm wide, and bears white, asymmetric flowers that resemble missing petals, a hallmark of fanflowers.
Endemic to Hawaiʻi and growing in the wet tropical biome, it has documented occurrences at Hilina Pali Rd. and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Conservation status is Critically Imperiled, and its common names include huahekili uka, naupaka kuahiwi, and papa'ahekili.
Height
1.64–3.5 feet
Bloom Color
White
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- O.Deg.
- Publication
- Fl. Hawaiiensis 340: [s.p.] (1933)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Genus
- Scaevola