Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Goodeniaceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Scaevola (1)
Epithet: plumieri (L.) Vahl (1)
Synonyms: Cerbera ovata Sieber, Lobelia americana Willd., Lobelia plumieri L.
americana => from America
ovata => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base
plumieri => in honor of Charles Plumier (1646-1704), French botanist