Goodia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Goodia
Species: G. lotifolia – G. macrocarpa – G. medicaginea – G. parviflora – G. pubescens – G. stenocarpa –
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Goodia Salisb., 1806.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Introduced into:
New Zealand North

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Salisbury, R.A. 1805(–1808). The Paradisus Londinensis: or coloured figures of plants cultivated in the vicinity of the metropolis. Vol. 1–2. BHL Reference page. : 1: t. 41

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Goodia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Goodia. Published online. Accessed: Oct 28 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Goodia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 28.

Vernacular names

Goodia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Daviesia 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.

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]

Goodia lotifolia Salisb. – golden tip (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
Goodia macrocarpa I.Thomps. (Qld., N.S.W.)
Goodia medicaginea F.Muell. – western golden-tip (W.A., S.A., N.S.W., Vic.)
Goodia parviflora I.Thomps. (Qld.)
Goodia pubescens Sims (W.A.)
Goodia stenocarpa I.Thomps. (W.A.)

References

"Goodia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
"Goodia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
Ross, James H. "Goodia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
"Goodia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"Goodia". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
"Goodia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
Salisbury, Richard A. (1806). The Paradisus Londinensis. London. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
"Goodia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 September 2021.