Goodenia

Goodenia
Goodenia ovata
Scientific 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 [2]
List Aillya de Vriese AntherostylisC.A.Gardner Balingayum Blanco Boutonia Steud. nom. inval., pro syn. Calogyna T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. Calogyne R.Br. Catosperma Benth. orth. var. CatospermumBenth. CollemaW.Anderson ex R.Br. Distylis Gaudich. EuthalesR.Br. Goodenia sect. Tetrathylax G.Don Goodenia sect. Tetrathylax Carolin orth. var. Goodenoughia Voss Menoceras(R.Br.) Lindl. MenocerasSteud. MonochilaSpach Neogoodenia C.A.Gardner & A.S.George PentaptilonE.Pritz. PicrophytaF.Muell SellieraCav. Stekhoviade Vriese Symphyobasis K.Krause Tetraphylaxde Vriese orth. var. Tetrathylax(G.Don) de Vriese VelleiaSm. VerreauxiaBenth.

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. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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, ^{[6] [7]} now known as Scaevola ramosissima . ^[8] The name Goodenia honours Bishop of Carlisle Samuel Goodenough, a member of the Linnean Society of London at the time. ^{[3] [7]}

Species list

See List of Goodenia species

Distribution

Most species of Goodenia are endemic to Australia but G. konigsbergeri is endemic to Southeast Asia. ^[9] G. armstrongiana , ^[10] G. purpurascens ^[11] and G. pumilio ^[12] extend to New Guinea and G. pilosa extends to the Philippines. ^[13] Species of Goodenia are found in all states, including in arid and semi-arid areas. ^[14]

References

1. "Goodenia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. "Goodenia Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
3. Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
4. Jeanes, Jeff A. "Goodenia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
5. Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
6. "Goodenia". APNI. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
7. Smith, James Edward (1793). A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. London: J. Sowerby. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
8. "Scaevola ramosissima". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
9. "Goodenia konigsbergeri". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
10. "Goodenia armstroniana". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
11. "Goodenia purpurascens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
12. "Goodenia pumilio". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
13. "Goodenia pilosa". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
14. "Goodenia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.