Goodeniaceae

Taxobox
name = Goodeniaceae


image_caption = "Goodenia ramosissima"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Goodeniaceae
familia_authority = R. Br. corr. Dumort.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = 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 ( [http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/flora-of-australia/vol35.html "Flora of Australia", vol. 35] )

References

* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/goodenia.htm Goodeniaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com
* [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/asteralesweb.htm#Goodeniaceae Goodeniaceae] (at the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)
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External links

* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/goodeniaceae/ Photographs from the Australian National Botanic Gardens]