Goodeniaceae

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Goodeniaceae is a family of flowering plants within the order Asterales, comprising mostly herbs and shrubs native largely to Australia and known for their distinctive fan-shaped corollas.

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Label Occurrences
Goodeniaceae canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids
Eudicots
describedBy Robert Brown
distribution primarily Southern Hemisphere
economicUse ornamental plants
habitat arid and semi-arid regions
coastal dunes
heathlands
woodlands
hasCharacteristic fan-shaped corollas
indeterminate inflorescences in many genera
inferior ovary in many species
mostly herbs and shrubs
zygomorphic flowers
includesGenus Anthotium
Brunonia
Coopernookia
Dampiera
Diaspasis
Goodenia
Goodeniopsis
Lechenaultia
Leschenaultia
linked to: Lechenaultia

Neogoodenia
linked to: Goodenia

Pentaptilon
Scaevola
Selliera
Velleia
Verreauxia
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Samuel Goodenough
nativeTo Australasia
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Australia
Pacific Islands
Southeast Asia
order Asterales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination birds
insects
recognizedBy APG IV system
relatedTo Asteraceae
Campanulaceae
taxonRank family
typeOf flowering plant family
yearDescribed 1810

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Asterales containsTaxon Goodeniaceae
Calyceraceae closelyRelatedTo Goodeniaceae