Goodallia (plant)
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| Goodallia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Goodallia Benth. (1845), nom. cons. |
| Species: | G. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Goodallia guianensis Benth. (1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goodallia guianensis var. parvifolia Benth. (1845) | |
Goodallia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[2] It just contains one species, Goodallia guianensis Benth. [1]
Its native range is Guyana and northern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Goodallia is in honour of Edward Angelo Goodall (1819–1908), an English painter and illustrator.[3] The Latin specific epithet of guianensis means "of the Guianas" (an area of north eastern South America).[4] It was first described and published by George Bentham in London J. Bot. Vol.4 on page 633 in 1845.[1]