Scaevola taccada information from the global compendium of. The leaves are arranged alternately to 25 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide, with a notched leaf apex. After the cuttings have been made, remove all of the lower leaves and cut the upper leaves in half to minimize water loss. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings scaevola. White ink berry, hawaiian sea lettuce, sea lettuce family. Journal of applied pharmaceutical science 9 06 2019. In addition there are also reports indicating the use of. Merambong scaevola taccada on the shores of singapore. Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoid. Due to its large native range, scaevola taccada goes by many different local names. A new furanocoumarin from the fruits of scaevola taccada.
Free anthers and 12seeded indehiscent drupe are important distinguishing features of scaevola from other members of the. They grow from 2 to 8 inches long, are much narrower than they are wide, and are broader at the tip than the base. A new furanocoumarin from the fruits of scaevola taccada and antifungal activity against pythium insidiosum. The present study was carried out to evaluate the anticancer property of ethanol extract of scaevola taccada leaves against ehrlich ascites carcinoma in swiss albino mice. Beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka and others synonymes. It is native to ocean beaches throughout the indopacific basin, typically growing close to the water on sandy or rocky soils. It blooms throughout the year but intense flowering occurs only during the wet season. Beach naupaka is a robust bushy evergreen shrub to 10 ft 3. Recommended industry standard plant spacing guidelines no. Scaevola originated in australia, where it has adapted to grow in arid coastal areas. Seaside homeowners living adjacent to public conservation. The flowers are fanshaped, bisexual, protandrous, nectariferous, self. Seaside homeowners living adjacent to public conservation lands. The solution was then diluted with methanol to obtain 0.
Scaevola taccada ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. This invasive scaevola is, instead, destroying whats left of our beach dunes and the threatened and endangered species living on themit spreads like crazy, and is very difficult to pull out. This article is from applications in plant sciences, volume 2. English common names include beach naupaka, beach scaevola, fan flower or half flower. Scaevola taccada is a coastal evergreen bushy shrub. It is a common beach shrub throughout the arabian sea, the tropical indian ocean and the tropical. Scaevola taccada herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. It tolerates salt spray, drought and loose, sandy soil with ease, but will possess a more lush, desirable appearance if grown under less harsh conditions. Also available as a pdf file at free ctahr publications.
Scaevola taccada, hermaphroditism, protandry, secondary pollen presentation mechanism, facultative xenogamy, entomophily, nototriby, hydrochory. Names of scaevola taccada in various languages of the world are also given. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. In florida, it is listed as an invasive species category i, defined as a plant that is invading and disrupting native plant communities florida. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in scaevola taccada. Scaevola taccada on total vascular flora of singapore online. Among 19 methanol extracts of 14 plants, the leaves of baccaurea racemosa, macaranga subpeltata, and piper sp. Scaevola taccada ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Leaves usually alternate, mostly with a tuft of axillary hairs in the axil.
The leaves powder was subjected to continuous hot extraction using ethanol and cold maceration by water to get ethanol and aqueous extracts, respectively. A new furanocoumarin from the fruits of scaevola taccada and. Definitions of terms are available in the gcw introduction. Scaevola sericea beach naupaka ctahr university of hawaii. Plant the cuttings in a light well drained potting mix or sandy soil. It took a group of 15 people several hours to clear out an acre of this invasive in miami beach, when any other plant growing in the same sand will come. Isolation and characterization of sixteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for scaevola taccada goodeniaceae, a. Prepare the bed by turning the soil under to a depth of 612, inches removing any debris, and lightly raking as level as possible. Scaevola taccada, also known as beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka, naupaka kahakai, magoo, merambong, bapaceda or papatjeda moluccan islands, ngahu is a flowering plant in the family goodeniaceae found in coastal locations in the tropical areas of the indopacific. Evaluation of in vivo anticancer activity of scaevola. It is a common beach shrub throughout the arabian sea, the tropical indian ocean and the tropical islands of the. The leaves are arranged alternately to 25 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide, with a notched leaf. Perennial herbs or shrubs to 3 m high, variously hairy. Scaevola taccada images by pt scaevola taccada images are presented online by maui photographer philip thomas and are freely available for noncommercial use.
Scaevola taccada on the nparks flora and fauna website. Plants profile for scaevola sericea taccada beach naupaka. Recommended industry standard plant spacing guidelines. The plant scavola taccada is a dense, spreading shrub that forms rounded mounds from 1. Presented here is summary information about the species scaevola taccada from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Scaevola sericea is found on tropical beaches of the pacific and indian oceans.
A new coumarin, scataccanol 1 and 10 known compounds were isolated from the fruits of scaevola taccada gaertn. Beach naupaka is a large bushy shrub native to southeastern asia, eastern africa, australia and. Scaevola is a genus of flowering plants in the goodenia family, goodeniaceae. Florida department of environmental protection beach naupaka. Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoid contents. Media in category scaevola taccada the following 200 files are in this category, out of 2,241 total. Introduction goodeniaceae consists of 12 genera with 430 species distributed mostly in australia stevens 2012. Madhuri rai and others published pharmacognostical profile of scaevola taccada gaertn. Roxb based to dpph 1,1diphenyl2picrilhydrazil free radicals.
List of various diseases cured by scaevola taccada. Scaevola taccada is naturalized in some coastal areas of tropical and subtropical america. Large, bushy shrub to 5 m 16 ft tall, often forming dense hemispherical mounds. Pollination ecology of the coastal pantropical hermaphroditic. Lobelia sericea, lobelia sericea vahl kuntze, revis. Scaevola taccada, beach naupaka, beach scaevola, beach cabbage, halfflower family.
Scaevola sericea is a dense, spreading shrub that generally grows up to 3 feet tall, but can be up to. Scaevola taccada, beach naupaka noxious weeds botany. Select a location in full sun with good rich moist organic, welldrained soil. Scaevola taccada goodeniaceae beach naupaka, beach cabbage. Download a page pdf from identification and biology of nonnative plants in floridas natural areas second edition 1. Free shipping scaevola crassifolia written by posted on 20200418 20200418 scaevola crassifolia tube nursery scaevola crassifolia scaevola fan flower. Soil drainage must be free and seasonally water logged.
Beach naupaka is a manybranched, dense, evergreen, spreading or mounding shrub that branches from the base. Evaluation of in vivo anticancer activity of scaevola taccada. Hawaii, coastal areas of indian and pacific ocean islands habitat. All compounds were evaluated for antifungal activity against pythium insidiosum. Its habit is a dense, multibranched mound of light green foliage. Scaevola taccada grows as shrub to 4 m occasionally rooting at the nodes when buried by sand to create large hedges. Description scaevola sericea is a dense, spreading shrub that generally grows up to 3 feet tall, but can be up to 10 feet tall and 6 to 15 feet wide. Powder extracbility of leaf beruwas leaves sea scaevola taccada gaertn. Beach naupaka is a large bushy shrub native to southeastern asia, eastern africa, australia and the. Prohibited from use in florida according to the federal noxious weed list, the florida department of agriculture and consumer services fdacs 5b64.
Scaevola species, beach naupaka, beach fanflower, hawaiian. Common botanical pot gallon size 73 naupaka kuahiwi scaevola gaudichaudiana 15 nl 74 night blooming cereus hylocereus undatus 20 nl 75 oleander nerium oleander x 4 30 3 6 76 panax polyscias guilfoylei x 8 3 0 77 papala charpentiera. Compounds 5 and 7 showed strong antifungal activity with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 5 and 10. Scaevola taccada florida department of environmental protection beach naupaka along a florida coast beach naupaka has been offered and planted as inkberry by the nursery trade, resulting in accidental and intentional introductions in natural areas. It usually grows to about 3 ft tall, but it can get up to 10 ft tall it spreads from 6 to 15 ft wide. Isolation and characterization of sixteen polymorphic. It is native to ocean beaches throughout the indopacific basin, typically growing close to the water on sandy or rocky. It consists of more than tropical species, with the center of diversity being australia and polynesia. Often confused with the threatened florida native halfflower, or inkberry, scaevola plumieri l. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. For a discussion of the nomenclatural problems concerning the indopacific species s.
It consists of more than tropical species, with the center of diversity being australia and polynesia common names for scaevola species include scaevolas, fanflowers, halfflowers, and naupaka, the plants hawaiian name. Scaevola taccada blooms the whole year round and the flowers. Vahl, but its leaves shorter to 10 cm, or 4 in, long, more succulent, with margins entire and its mature fruit black, not white. These plant extracts are a source of many potent and powerful drugs. Scaevola taccada, beach naupaka, beach scaevola, beach cabbage, halfflower. Native hawaiian plants for sale at kauai seascapes nursery. The flowers are shaped as if they have been cut in half.
Common names for scaevola species include scaevolas, fanflowers, halfflowers, and naupaka, the plants hawaiian name. Scaevola sericea is easy to propagate from cuttings. Grow scaevola 12 inches apart in a bed with fastdraining, moderately fertile soil, or grow several. Even large cuttings up to 3 feet long can be rooted. We carry a diverse of array of native hawaiian plants for sale here at kauai seascapes nursery. Scaevola taccada, commonly called beach naupaka, beach cabbage, fan flower or half flower, is a dense, thicketforming, evergreen shrub that typically grows in a rounded but spreading mound to 310 tall and to 615 wide. Scaevola taccada forma moomoniana scaevola taccada gaertner roxburgh, forma moomoniana o. Scaevola taccada, also known as beach cabbage, sea lettuce, beach naupaka, naupaka.