Scaevola taccada

S. taccada is a dense, multi-stemmed shrub that generally grows up to 3 m in height. Leaves are light green, succulent, with a waxy covering and are alternately arranged along the stem. Blades are elongated and rounded at the tips, 5 to 20 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide. Flowers are white, often with purple streaks, 8 - 12 mm long, and have a pleasant fragrance. They have an irregular shape with all 5 petals on one side of the flower making it appear to have been torn in half. Flowers grow in small clusters from the leaf axils near the ends of the stems. Fruits are white fleshy berries about 1 cm long. Seeds are beige, corky, and ridged (Wagner et al., 1990).