Goodallia (plant)

Last updated

Goodallia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Goodallia
Benth. (1845), nom. cons.
Species:
G. guianensis
Binomial name
Goodallia guianensis
Benth. (1845)
Synonyms [1]

Goodallia guianensis var. parvifoliaBenth. (1845)

Goodallia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. [2] It just contains one species, Goodallia guianensisBenth. [1]

Its native range is Guyana and northern Brazil. [1]

The genus name of Goodallia is in honour of Edward Angelo Goodall (1819–1908), an English painter and illustrator. [3] The Latin specific epithet of guianensis means "of the Guianas" (an area of north eastern South America). [4] It was first described and published by George Bentham in London J. Bot. Vol.4 on page 633 in 1845. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>Lepechinia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Lepechinia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages. Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hispaniola, and Hawaii, although the species in Hawaii is probably a human introduction. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin. In 2011, the two monotypic genera Chaunostoma and Neoeplingia were shown to be part of Lepechinia.

Sacleuxia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is also in the Periplocoideae subfamily.

Wulfeniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is also in Tribe Veroniceae.

Whittonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Peridiscaceae. It only contains one known species, Whittonia guianensis.

Weddellina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It only contains one known species, Weddellina squamulosa.

<i>Lindackeria</i> Genus of flowering plant

Lindackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Moritzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Stocksia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It only contains one known species, Stocksia brahuicaBenth.

Seymeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.

Pouchetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

Pisoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Pisoniella arborescens(Lag. & Rodr.) Standl.

Neobertiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

Menkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.

Neonelsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one species, Neonelsonia acuminata, native to southern Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela. It is part of the tribe Selineae.

<i>Rovaeanthus</i> Genus of plants

Rovaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

Eplingiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Nectouxia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Nectouxia formosa. It is in the Solanoideae subfamily and in Subtribe Salpichroinae, which is a subtribe of Physaleae.

<i>Lueckelia</i> Species of flowering plant

Lueckelia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The only species is Lueckelia breviloba(Summerh.) Jenny It is within the Tribe Cymbidieae and Subtribus of Stanhopeinae Benth. (1881).

<i>Benjaminia reflexa</i> Species of flowering plant

Benjaminia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Benjaminia reflexa(Benth.) D'Arcy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Goodallia guianensis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. "Goodallia Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   184533731X.