Goodenia trinervis is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a perennial herb with linear to spoon-shaped leaves at the base of the plant, yellow flowers on an ascending flower stem, and oval fruit.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. trinervis
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| Goodenia trinervis | |
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Description
editGoodenia trinervis is a perennial herb with linear to spoon-shaped leaves at the base of the plant, 50–200 mm (2.0–7.9 in) long and 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) wide, sometimes with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged on an ascending peduncle up to 400 mm (16 in) tall, with oblong to linear bracteoles up to 19 mm (0.75 in) long. The sepals are D-shaped to egg-shaped, 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long and the petals are yellowish-orange, 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) long and reddish-brown in the throat. The fruit is an oval capsule 7 mm (0.28 in) long and 4 mm (0.16 in) wide containing spherical seeds about 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière who gave it the name Velleia trinervis in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[4][5] In 2020, Kelly Anne Shepherd transferred the species to Goodenia as G. trinervis in the journal PhytoKeys.[1] The specific epithet trinervis means "three-nerved", referring to the leaves.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis goodenia often grows in damp places and occurs from north of Perth to near Esperance in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][7]
Conservation status
editGoodenia trinervis is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Goodenia trinervis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Velleia trinervis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Carolin, Roger C. (1967). "The Genus Velleia Sm". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 92 (1): 29–32. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Velleia trinervis". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1805). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Paris. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 328. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ a b "Goodenia trinervis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.