Goodenia mystrophylla is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is native to eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a small, perennial herb with lance-shaped leaves, prostrate or low-lying flower stems and yellow flowers with purplish markings.
| Goodenia mystrophylla | |
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| Near Bilyana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. mystrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia mystrophylla | |
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| Collections data from the AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Velleia spathulata R.Br. | |
Description
editGoodenia mystrophylla is a perennial herb with lance-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long and 25 mm (0.98 in) wide, sometimes with toothed edges. The flowers are yellow with purplish markings, 6–11 mm (0.24–0.43 in) long with bracteoles up to 12 mm (0.47 in) long at the base, on a low-lying or prostrate flowering stem up to 250 mm (9.8 in) long. The lower sepal is oblong to more or less heart-shaped, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and the wings are about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. Flowering occurs in most months and the capsule is oval, containing a round seed 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in diameter.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown who gave it the name Velleia spathulata in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[5][6] In 2020, Kelly Anne Shepherd and others transferred it to the genus Goodenia but the name G. spathulata was unavailable as it was preoccupied by a species described by de Vriese,[7] (now known as Goodenia bellidifolia).[8] Shepherd named the new species G. mystrophylla.[9][10] The specific epithet (mystrophylla) is derived from the Greek language, referring to the oblanceolate or "spoon shape" of the leaves.[11]
Distribution and habitat
editGoodenia mystrophylla grows in sandy soil, usually on sand dunes, from Cape York in Queensland to Narrabeen in New South Wales.[2][3] It also occurs in western New Guinea and in the Louisiade Archipelago.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Goodenia mystrophylla". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Carolin, Roger C. "Velleia spathulata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Velleia spathulata". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Carolin, Roger C. (1967). "The Genus Velleia Sm". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 92 (1): 51–52. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Velleia spathulata". APNI. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum. London. pp. 580–581. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Goodenia spathulata". APNI. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Goodenia bellidifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Kelly Anne Shepherd; Brendan J Lepschi; Eden A Johnson; Andrew G Gardner; Emily B Sessa; Rachel S Jabaily (7 July 2020). "The concluding chapter: recircumscription of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) to include four allied genera with an updated infrageneric classification". PhytoKeys. 152: 88. doi:10.3897/PHYTOKEYS.152.49604. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 7360637. PMID 32733134. Wikidata Q98177294.
- ^ "Goodenia spathulata". APNI. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Goodenia mystrophylla". Vascular Plants APNI. Retrieved 2022-10-29.