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

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, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Daviesia'' are shrubs with trifoliate leaves. The flowers are arranged in

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s, the sepals with two "lips", the standard petal more or less circular and the fruit is a flattened

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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

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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.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Goodia'' was first formally described in 1806 by Richard Anthony Salisbury in ''

The Paradisus Londinensis ''The Paradisus Londonensis'' (full title ''The Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis'') is a book dated 1805–1808, printed by D.N. Shury, and published by William Hooker.. It consis ...

'' and the first species he described was ''

Goodia lotifolia ''Goodia lotifolia'', commonly known as golden tip or clover tree, is a shrub species in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Plants grow to 4 metres and have trifoliate leaves. Yellow flowers appear in racemes ...

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

Peter Good Peter Good (date of birth unknown, died 12 June 1803) was the gardener assistant to botanist Robert Brown on the voyage of HMS ''Investigator'' under Matthew Flinders, during which the coast of Australia was charted, and various plants collected. ...

Species list

The following is a list of ''Goodia'' species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of September 2021: * ''

Salisb. Richard Anthony Salisbury, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (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 ...

– golden tip (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.) * ''

Goodia macrocarpa ''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", th ...

'' I.Thomps. (Qld., N.S.W.) * ''

Goodia medicaginea ''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", th ...

F.Muell. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victo ...

– western golden-tip (W.A., S.A., N.S.W., Vic.) * ''

Goodia parviflora ''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", th ...

'' I.Thomps. (Qld.) * ''

Goodia pubescens ''Goodia pubescens'', commonly known as golden tip, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It has yellow pea flowers, bluish-green leaves and found in Victoria and New South Wales. Description ''Goodia pubescens'' is a small tree or shrub ...

'' Sims (W.A.) * ''

Goodia stenocarpa ''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", th ...

'' 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 Mirbelioids Rosids of Western Australia Fabales of Australia Fabaceae genera