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 Goodenia ramosissima | ||||||||||
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The family Goodeniaceae is distributed mostly in Australia, except for the genus Scaevola which is pantropical. In Biological classification, family ( Latin For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the Roman name see Mucius Scaevola. For the Fossil Gastropod genus see Scaevola (mollusc. In biology pantropical is one in a group of different terms which can be used to define an area of geographical occurrence of an organism or group of organisms Its species are found across most of Australia, being especially common in arid and semi-arid climates. In general terms the Climate of a local or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available Water, to the extent of hindering A Semi-arid climate or steppe climate generally describes climatic regions that receive low annual Rainfall (250-500 mm or 10-20 in
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. A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla The ovary is inferior. In the Flowering plants an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or Gynoecium.
- Genera
- Anthotium R.Br.
- Brunonia Sm.
- Coopernookia Carolin
- Dampiera R.Br.
- Diaspasis R.Br.
- Goodenia Sm.
- Lechenaultia R.Br. (syn. Leschenaultia DC.)
- Pentaptilon E. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist The blue pincushion ( Brunonia australis) also known as Native Cornflower, is a perennial Herbaceous plant that grows widely across Australia Sir James Edward Smith ( December 2, 1759 &ndash March 17, 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Dampiera is a genus of plants in the Goodeniaceae family which are native to Australia. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist Goodenia is a Genus consisting of 179 species of Flowering plants The name was published in 1793 by James Edward Smith in honour of the Sir James Edward Smith ( December 2, 1759 &ndash March 17, 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Lechenaultia is a genus of plants in the Goodeniaceae family Some species of this genus are used like a Ornamental plants Lechenaultia Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" 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). For the Roman name see Mucius Scaevola. For the Fossil Gastropod genus see Scaevola (mollusc. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Antonio José Cavanilles ( January 16, 1745 - May 4, 1804) was a leading Spanish taxonomic Botanist of the Sir James Edward Smith ( December 2, 1759 &ndash March 17, 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the George Bentham CMG FRS ( September 22, 1800 &ndash September 10, 1884) was an English Botanist, characterized by Duane Isely Flora of Australia vol. 35. Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS). Retrieved on 2006-09-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec
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