" I was dreaming... I came here, the sky was blue... the beach was white & the wine was chilled."                                                                                                                                             "reach an island where you can just be... "                                                                                                                                           " Ten more dives.. and I will just reach there"                                                                                                                                           " Sun Island is to Maldives what Texas is to the United States" Adrian Neviille

Scaevola Sericea (Magoo)

Scaevola sericea or Goodeniacea comes from scaevola family. It is a robust bushy evergreen shrub to 10' tall and about as wide. Its habit is a dense, multibranched mound of light green foliage. Branches root where they touch the ground. The leaves are 3-6" long and crowded at the tips of the twigs. Scaevola sericea is sometimes called half-flower because the flowers have petals on just one side, like a hand fan. The flower is quite romantic in the Maldives and there is a beautiful story of two lovers behind this. The five petals are white to pale violet. It blooms most of the year, mature fruits are fleshy white drupes about one-half inch long, which is not edible. Half flower occurs naturally on beaches and atolls throughout the Maldives, in Sun Island its seen almost all around the island. It often forms dense thickets on seaside cliffs and sand dunes. They are adaptable shrub easy to grow, propagated from seed. The fruits float and the seeds remain viable for more than a year in sea water. However, they will germinate only with fresh water. They are promoted for beach stabilization programs, but they have a tendency to invade and displace native coastal species. In the ancient days they were used as fire wood.




Related Links:
> Exploring The Magical Island
> Fauna of Sun Island
< Exotic Flora of Sun Island
- Annona glabra ( Kalhuhuthu Meyvaa)
- Banana (Faiykeyo gas)
- Bilimbi (Bilamagu)
- Bougainvillea (Dhaahiliyyaamaa)
- Breadfruit (Bambukeyo)
- Cape Gooseberry (Muraaki)
- Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
- Curry Leaves (Hikandhi Faiy)
- Custard Apple (Dhivehi Atha)
- Flamboyant Tree (Reethigas)
- Frangipani (Gulchampa)
- Ginger Thomas (Bokarumaa)
- Guava (Feyru)
- Guettarda speciosa (Uni)
- Helianthus debilis ( Lanka Mirihi)
- Henna (Heena Fai)
- Hibiscus (Saima)
- Jamaica cherry (Jeymu)
- Jamaican Mountain Sage (Lantana Camara)
- Jasmine ( Huvandhu Maa)
- Lemon Grass
- Lime (Lumbo)
- Madagascan Periwinkle (Malikuruvaa)
- Mango (Anbu)
- Noni Fruit (Ahivah)
- Papaya (Falho)
- Passion Fruit (Jumhooreemevaa)
- Poinciana pulcherrima L. (Fathanguma)
- Queen of the night ( Husnuheena )
- Rampe
- Sapodilla (Sabudheli)
- Scaevola sericea ( Magoo)
- Scewpine (Maa/Boa Kashikeyo)
- Sea Hibiscus (Dhigga)
- Tamarind (Helenbeli)
- Taro (Olhu Ala)


 

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