Goodeniaceae

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | 329 words | Copyright

Goodeniaceae A family of shrubs and herbs in which the flowers are zygomorphic. The corolla tube is split almost to its base, with a lobed limb. The style has an outgrowth surrounding the stigma. The ovary is inferior. There are 16 genera, with about 430 species, mainly confined to Australia, but a few occur on tropical coasts.

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