Goodenia arenicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and was endemic to Stradbroke Island in Queensland. It is a stolon-forming or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs, with lance-shaped leaves mostly clustered at the end of short stems, and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils. It is listed as extinct.
| Goodenia arenicola | |
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| Preserved specimen (holotype) NSW457940, image from ALA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | †G. arenicola
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| Binomial name | |
| †Goodenia arenicola | |
Description
editGoodenia arenicola is a stolon- or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs. The leaves are mostly clustered at the ends of short stems and lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 40–100 mm (1.6–3.9 in) long and 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on a peduncle 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) long, with linear bracteoles 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. The sepals are linear, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long, the petals yellow and 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long with wings about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) wide.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia arenicola was first formally described in 1990 Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from specimens collected on Stradbroke Island.[3][4] The specific epithet (arenicola) means "sand-dweller".[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThis goodenia is only known from the type location where it grew on stabilized sand dunes.[2][3]
Conservation status
editGoodenia arenicola is classified as "extinct" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Goodenia arenicola". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia arenicola". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Carolin, Roger C. (1980). "Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae)". Telopea. 3 (4): 528–529. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Goodenia arenicola". APNI. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Changes made to wildlife categories on 19 November 2009". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 23 March 2021.