Goodeniaceae

Goodeniaceae
Goodenia ramosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Goodeniaceae R. Br. corr. Dumort.
Genera
12; see text.

The family Goodeniaceae is distributed mostly in Australia, except for the genus Scaevola which is pantropical. Its species are found across most of Australia, being especially common in arid and semi-arid climates.

Morphology

Species in Goodeniaceae are generally herbaceous with spiral leaves. Flowers have a single plane of symmetry (monosymmetric). Corolla lobes often look trilobed due to two marginal wings and are often divided down the middle. The ovary is inferior.

Genera

• Anthotium R.Br.
• Brunonia Sm.
• Coopernookia Carolin
• Dampiera R.Br.
• Diaspasis R.Br.
• Goodenia Sm.
• Lechenaultia R.Br. (syn. Leschenaultia DC.)
• Pentaptilon E.Pritz.
• Scaevola L.
• Selliera Cav.
• Velleia Sm.
• Verreauxia Benth.

There are about 404 species (Flora of Australia, vol. 35)

References

• Goodeniaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• Goodeniaceae (at the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)
• Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage (1992). "Flora of Australia vol. 35". Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS). http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/flora-of-australia/vol35.html. Retrieved on 2006-09-17. 

External links

• Photographs from the Australian National Botanic Gardens