Goodia

Goodia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Goodia are shrubs with trifoliate leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes, the sepals with two "lips", the standard petal more or less circular and the fruit is a flattened pod.

For the genus of moth, see Goodia (moth).

Goodia
Goodia lotifolia in Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Mirbelioids
Genus: Goodia
Salisb.[1]
Species

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Description

Plants in the genus Goodia are shrubs with trifoliate leaves, the leaves with a petiole with stipules at the base but that soon fall off. The flowers are arranged in racemes, each flower with a bract and two bracteoles at the base, but all fall off as the flower opens. The sepals are joined at the base with two "lips", the upper lip with two broad lobes and the lower lip with three narrow teeth. The petals are yellow with red, green or purplish markings, the standard petal more or less circular and the wings narrow. The fruit a flattened pod on a long stalk.[2][3][4][5]

Taxonomy

The genus Goodia was first formally described in 1806 by Richard Anthony Salisbury in The Paradisus Londinensis and the first species he described was Goodia lotifolia..[6][7] The genus name, Goodia honours Peter Good.[5]

Species list

The following is a list of Goodia species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of September 2021:[8]

References
  1. "Goodia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Goodia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. Ross, James H. "Goodia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Goodia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. "Goodia". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Goodia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. Salisbury, Richard A. (1806). The Paradisus Londinensis. London. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. "Goodia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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