''Goodia'' is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, and is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Goodia'' are shrubs with

trifoliate The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets ...

leaves. The flowers are arranged in

raceme A raceme () or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate growth, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are ...

s, the

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 Etymology The term ''sepalum'' ...

s 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 Petiole may refer to: *Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem *Petiole (insect anatomy) In entomology, petiole is the technical term for the narrow waist of some hymenopteran insects, especially ants, bees, and ...

with

stipule In botany, a stipule is an outgrowth typically borne on both sides (sometimes on just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole (botany), petiole). They are primarily found among dicots and rare among monocots. Stipules are considered part ...

s at the base but that soon fall off. The flowers are arranged in racemes, each flower with a

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in size, color, shape or texture. They also lo ...

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 A wing is a type of fin that produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the bene ...

narrow. The fruit a flattened pod on a long stalk.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Goodia'' was first formally described in 1806 by

Richard Anthony Salisbury Richard Anthony Salisbury (born Richard Anthony Markham; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by hi ...

in ''

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'' and the first species he described was ''

Goodia lotifolia ''Goodia lotifolia'', commonly known as golden tip or clover tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a sometimes tall shrub with trifoliate leaves, the leaflets narrowly egg-shaped ...

''.. The genus name, ''Goodia'' honours Peter Good.

Species list

The following is a list of ''Goodia'' species accepted by the

Australian Plant Census The Australian Plant Census (APC) provides an online interface to currently accepted, published, scientific names of the vascular flora of Australia, as one of the output interfaces of the national government Integrated Biodiversity Information Sys ...

as of September 2021: * ''

'' Salisb. – golden tip, clover tree (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.) * '' Goodia macrocarpa'' I.Thomps. (Qld., N.S.W.) * '' Goodia medicaginea''

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– western golden-tip (W.A., S.A., N.S.W., Vic.) * '' Goodia parviflora'' I.Thomps. (Qld.) * '' Goodia pubescens''

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– golden tip (Vic., Tas.) * ''

Goodia stenocarpa ''Goodia stenocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland Western Australia. It is a shrub with trifoliate leaves, the leaflets egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow or orange-y ...

'' I.Thomps. (W.A.)

References

External links

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PlantNET New South Wales Flora Online: ''Goodia''FloraBase – The Western Australian Flora: ''Goodia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5583401 Rosids of Western Australia Fabales of Australia Fabaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia