About Goodia lotifolia Salisb.
Goodia lotifolia Salisb., commonly known as golden tip, is a shrub that can sometimes grow quite tall, typically reaching a maximum height of 4 meters (13 feet). Its leaves are trifoliate, with each leaflet shaped egg-shaped (with the narrower end positioned toward the base) or elliptic. Leaflets measure 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) in length and 6–30 mm (0.24–1.18 in) in width, and grow from a leaf stalk (petiole) that is 5–30 mm (0.20–1.18 in) long. The flowers are yellow with red or brown markings, arranged in racemes 40–120 mm (1.6–4.7 in) long. Each individual flower is 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, growing from a flower stalk (pedicel) 3–12 mm (0.12–0.47 in) long. The sepals are 3.5–7 mm (0.14–0.28 in) long and joined at the base, and the three lower sepal lobes are roughly the same length as the sepal tube. Flowering takes place from September to November, and the fruit is an egg-shaped to oblong pod that is 16–38 mm (0.63–1.50 in) long. This species grows in sheltered valleys, within forest, or on the margins of rainforest. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland, through eastern New South Wales, across the south-eastern half of Victoria, and in Tasmania where it is common.
