Goodenia Explained

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.[1] [2]

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,[3] [4] now known as Scaevola ramosissima.[5] The name Goodenia honours Bishop of Carlisle Samuel Goodenough, a member of the Linnean Society of London at the time.[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeanes . Jeff A. . Goodenia . Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria . 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Goodenia. APNI. 14 December 2020.
  4. Book: Smith . James Edward . A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland . 1793 . J. Sowerby . London . 15–16 . 14 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Scaevola ramosissima. Australian Plant Census. 4 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 14 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Goodenia konigsbergeri . Plants of the World Online . 14 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Goodenia armstroniana . Plants of the World Online . 14 December 2020.
  9. Web site: Goodenia purpurascens . Plants of the World Online . 14 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Goodenia pumilio . Plants of the World Online . 14 December 2020.
  11. Web site: Goodenia pilosa . Plants of the World Online . 14 December 2020.