Goodia lotifolia

Goodia lotifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Goodia
Species:	G. lotifolia
Binomial name
Goodia lotifolia Salisb.[1]

Goodia lotifolia, commonly known as Golden Tip or Clover Tree, is a shrub species in the pea family, Fabaceae.^[2][1] It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Plants grow to 4 metres and have trifoliate leaves. Yellow flowers appear in racemes in spring. The seed pods are around 25 mm long.^[2] The species was first formally described in 1806 by botanist Richard Salisbury in Paradisus Londinensis.^[1] Two varieties are currently recognised:

• G.lotifolia Salisb. var. lotifolia
• G.lotifolia var. pubescens (Sims) H.B.Will.

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Goodia lotifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Goodia+lotifolia. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Goodia lotifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Goodia~lotifolia. Retrieved 8 April 2011.