Scaevola muluensis

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Scaevola muluensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. muluensis
Binomial name
Scaevola muluensis

Scaevola muluensis is a species of plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak. This plant was first described in 1993 by the botanist Khoon Meng Wong in the journal Sandakania. [3] [2]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Scaevola muluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T37753A10075357. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37753A10075357.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Scaevola muluensis. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Wong, K.M. (1993) Two new species of Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) endemic to Borneo. Sandakania 3: 15.