Biology:Goodenia katabudjar

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Goodenia katabudjar
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Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Goodenia
Species:
G. katabudjar
Binomial name
Goodenia katabudjar
Cranfield & L.W.Sage[1]

Goodenia katabudjar is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a hairy perennial sub-shrub with egg-shaped stem-leaves and blue, pink or white flowers.

Description

Goodenia katabudjar is a hairy perennial sub-shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in). The leaves are arranged along the stem and are egg-shaped, 7–26 mm (0.28–1.02 in) long and 2–11 mm (0.079–0.433 in) wide. The flowers are usually blue to pink sometimes white, 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in) long and 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) wide. The sepals are linear, 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long and 0.5–0.75 mm (0.020–0.030 in) wide and the corolla has wings 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. Flowering occurs in December and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule about 3 mm (0.12 in) in diameter.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia katabudjar was first formally described in 1997 by Raymond Jeffrey Cranfield and Leigh William Sage in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected by Sage near Wandering in 1996.[2][4] The specific epithet (katabudjar) is derived from Noongar words meaning "hill" and "ground", referring to the habit of this species and its hillside habitat.[2][5]

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia grows in upland areas of open wandoo woodland in the Jarrah Forest biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

Goodenia katabudjar is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife[3] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]

References

  1. "Goodenia katabudjar". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/160312. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sage, Leigh William; Pigott, Julian P. (1997). "Goodenia katabudjar (Goodeniaceae), a new species from south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia 11 (3): 297–299. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225409#page/7/mode/1up. Retrieved 24 February 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Goodenia katabudjar". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17550. 
  4. "Goodenia katabudjar". APNI. http://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/568754. Retrieved 24 February 2021. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780958034180. 
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 24 February 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17480045 entry