Goodeniaceae FAMILY

Scaevola taccada

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Scaevola taccada is an erect, spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with somewhat succulent, soft-wooded, pithy stems. It usually grows up to 4 metres tall, with occasional specimens to 7 metres. The plant is a widely used traditional medicine, also providing food and materials for local use. It is commonly gathered from the wild, often protected when land is cleared and sometimes also cultivated, especially as a hedge plant. It is grown in erosion control schemes in Florida[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa, through southern Asia to Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

HabitatUsually confined to the seashore, restricted to sandy beaches or rock and coral outcrops[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. It is occasionally found inland on Pacific atolls in sunny disturbed habitats and on rock faces[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].