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Metrosideros wrote:
Hi Tropicbreeze, the Scaevola you found has very small leaves from what I'm used to. Is it possibly Scaevola archeriana? It is a "sand plains" plant.

I see that Australia is the center of diversity for Scaevola. Maybe the Pan-Tropical Scaevola sericea came originally from Australia!

It looks like the flower lobes on the Australian plants (Scaevola sericea) are more rounded than those on Hawaiian plants.