Scaevola sericea var. taccada (Half Flower, malayan rice paper, beach naupaka) ?

[J.M. Garg]

It was marked as Scaevola taccada on 31/10/09 at Herbal Garden, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, A.P.

I think it's cultivated for its medicinal properties.

KEW gives two accepted names as Scaevola sericea Vahl &  Scaevola sericea var. taccada (Gaertn.) Thieret & B. Lipscomb (syn. Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.) as per links:

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=720275
http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/search_results.php?search_string=Scaevola+taccada+&match_whole_words=on
http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=734489

Which one is correct name for the posted plant?

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply from Shrikant ji:

"Dear Mr. Garg,

This is Scaevola sericea Vahl. This small tree or a large shrub is found on sandy shores to the south of Ratnagiri. This is also a known mangrove associate. I am not aware of any medicinal uses. Regards
Shrikant Ingalhalikar"

2009/11/28 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[J.M. Garg]

My flower appears same as at FOI, stated to be Scaevola taccada (Syn. Lobelia taccada, Scaevola frutescens, Scaevola sericea): http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Half%20Flower.html

 

I think correct name & syn. needs to be sorted out at FOI or my posted plant is different than Scaevola sericea Vahl

2009/11/28 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[J.M. Garg]

My flower appears same as at FOI, stated to be Scaevola taccada (Syn. Lobelia taccada, Scaevola frutescens, Scaevola sericea): http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Half%20Flower.html
 
I think correct name & syn. needs to be sorted out at FOI or my posted plant is different than Scaevola sericea Vahl

[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"It is Scaevola sericea G. Forst. ex Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 37. 1791 GOODENIACEAE. (synonyms: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 527. 1820; Lobelia taccada Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 119. t.25. 1788; Scaevola koenigii Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 36. 1794; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 421. 1881; Scaevola frutescens (Mill.) Krause in Engl., Pfreich. Gooden.-Brun. 133. 1912; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 73(516). 1921.
 
I don't come across with a var. for it.

kunhikannan"

2009/12/30 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>