Goodenia
Goodenia ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Goodenia
Sm.[1]
Species

About 200; See List of Goodenia species

Synonyms[1]
List

Goodenia is a genus of about two hundred species of flowering plants in the family Goodeniaceae. Plants in this genus are herbs or shrubs, mostly endemic to Australia. The leaves are variably-shaped, the flowers arranged in small groups, with three or five sepals, the corolla bilaterally symmetrical and either fan-shaped with two "lips" or tube-shaped. The petals are usually yellow to white, the stamens free from each other and the fruit a capsule.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

The genus Goodenia was first formally described in 1793 by James Edward Smith in his book A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland and the first species he described was G. ramosissima.[5][6] The name Goodenia honours Bishop of Carlisle Samuel Goodenough, a member of the Linnean Society of London at the time.[2][6]

Species list

See List of Goodenia species

Distribution

Most species of Goodenia are endemic to Australia but G. konigsbergeri is endemic to Southeast Asia.[7] G. armstrongiana,[8] G. purpurascens[9] and G. pumilio[10] extend to New Guinea and G. pilosa extends to the Philippines.[11] Species of Goodenia are found in all states, including in arid and semi-arid areas.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Goodenia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Jeanes, Jeff A. "Goodenia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Goodenia". APNI. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 Smith, James Edward (1793). A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. London: J. Sowerby. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Goodenia konigsbergeri". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Goodenia armstroniana". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Goodenia purpurascens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Goodenia pumilio". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Goodenia pilosa". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Goodenia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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