Hibbertia

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Hibbertia
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Hibbertia scandens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Andrews [1]
Species

See List of Hibbertia species

Synonyms [1]
List
    • Candollea Labill. nom. illeg.
    • Hibbertia sect. Cyclandra F.Muell. nom. inval.
    • Hibbertia sect. Euhibbertia Benth. nom. inval.
    • Eeldea T.Durand
    • Hibbertia sect. Candollea Gilg
    • Hemistemma Thouars nom. inval., nom. nud.
    • HemistemaThouars orth. var.
    • Hemistemma Juss. ex Thouars
    • Pleurandra Labill.
    • Burtonia Salisb. nom. rej.
    • Pachynema R.Br. ex DC.
    • Cistomorpha Caley ex DC. nom. inval., pro syn.
    • AdrastaeaDC.
    • Adrastea Spreng. orth. var.
    • Hibbertia sect. Burtonia(Salisb.) G.Don
    • Ochrolasia Turcz.
    • Huttia J.Drumm. ex Harv.
    • HemistephusJ.Drumm. ex Harv.
    • WarburtoniaF.Muell.
    • Pachynema sect. Huttia(J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Benth. & Hook.f.
    • PachynemaR.Br. ex DC. sect. Pachynema
    • Hibbertia sect. Hemistemma(Thouars) Benth.
    • Hibbertia sect. Pleurandra(Labill.) Benth.
    • Hibbertia sect. Huttia(J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell.
    • Pleurandros St.-Lag. orth. var.
    • Pachynema sect. StemmatanthusF.Muell. & Tate
    • Pachynema sect. StematanthusGilg & Werderm. orth. var.
    • Hibbertia sect. HemistemaA.D.Chapm. orth. var.
Hibbertia grossulariifolia, Margaret River region, WA Hibbertia grossulariifolia marg rvr email.jpg
Hibbertia grossulariifolia , Margaret River region, WA
Hibbertia stellaris Hibbertia stellaris.jpg
Hibbertia stellaris

Hibbertia, commonly known as guinea flowers, [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dilleniaceae. They are usually shrubs with simple leaves and usually yellow flowers with five sepals and five petals. There are about 400 species, most of which occur in Australia but a few species occur in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and Madagascar.

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Description

Plants in the genus Hibbertia are usually shrubs, rarely climbers, and often form mats. Their leaves are usually arranged alternately along the stems, usually sessile, clustered on short side-branches, and have smooth, rarely toothed or lobed edges. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils or on the ends of stems and have five sepals, two "outer" sepals slightly overlapping the three "inner" ones. There are five yellow, rarely orange, petals and the stamens are usually arranged in three to five groups, sometimes on only one side of the carpels. There are between two and five carpels, usually free from each other, each containing up to six ovules and with a style on the top. The fruit is a follicle containing seeds, usually with an aril. [3] [4] [5]

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Hibbertia was first formally described in 1800 by Henry Cranke Andrews in his book The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants and the first species he described was H. volubilis, now known as H. scandens . [6] [7] [8] The name Hibbertia honours George Hibbert, a patron of botany and slave trader. [2] [9] [10] The common name, guinea flower reflects the resemblance of the flowers to the colour and shape of the guinea coin. [11]

Species list

See List of Hibbertia species

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<i>Hibbertia scandens</i> Species of vine

Hibbertia scandens, sometimes known by the common names snake vine, climbing guinea flower and golden guinea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is climber or scrambler with lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with more than thirty stamens arranged around between three and seven glabrous carpels.

<i>Hibbertia sericea</i> Species of plant

Hibbertia sericea, commonly known as silky guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with softly-hairy branches, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with eight to fourteen stamens in a cluster on one side of two hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia empetrifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia empetrifolia, commonly known as trailing guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a low-lying to spreading shrub with wiry stems, oblong to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and pale to bright yellow flowers arranged on the ends of branchlets, with five to nine stamens arranged on one side of the two carpels.

<i>Hibbertia obtusifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia obtusifolia, commonly known as hoary guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is usually an erect shrub with spreading branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with thirty or more stamens arranged around three glabrous carpels.

<i>Hibbertia pedunculata</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia pedunculata, commonly known as stalked guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a diffuse, prostrate or erect shrub with linear leaves and yellow flowers borne on a relatively long peduncle, the flowers with fifteen to twenty stamens arranged around two hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia truncata</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia truncata, commonly known as Port Campbell guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to Victoria in Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying shrub with hairy foliage, broadly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with ten to twelve stamens joined in a single cluster on one side of two hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia vestita</i> Species of shrub

Hibbertia vestita, commonly known as hairy guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small shrub with foliage covered with simple hairs, usually linear leaves, and yellow flowers with 22 to 43 stamens with many staminodes arranged around three hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia hermanniifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia hermanniifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with spatula-shaped to wedge-shaped leaves and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils, with ten to fifteen stamens arranged around two hairy carpels.

Hibbertia marginata, commonly known as bordered guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the North Coast of New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with hairy young branches, oblong to lance-shaped leaves and yellow flowers with thirty to forty stamens and many staminodes arranged around three hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia diffusa</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia diffusa, commonly known as wedge guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying shrub with glabrous stems, egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and bright yellow flowers arranged on the ends of branchlets, with twenty to twenty-five stamens arranged around two or three carpels.

<i>Hibbertia acicularis</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia acicularis, commonly known as prickly guinea-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect or prostrate shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils with the six to eight stamens joined at the base, in a single cluster.

Hibbertia devitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and single yellow flowers arranged on the ends of branchlets, usually with six to eight stamens joined in a single group on one side of two carpels.

Hibbertia hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae, and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a small, slender, prostrate shrub with sparsely hairy foliage, narrow elliptic leaves and small yellow flowers with a single petal, usually only a single stamen and two carpels.

Hibbertia pholidota is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Queensland. It is a spreading to scrambling shrub with scaly foliage, oblong leaves and yellow flowers with 30 to 36 stamens arranged around two densely scaly carpels.

<i>Hibbertia procumbens</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia procumbens, commonly known as spreading guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a prostrate, often mat-forming shrub with more or less glabrous stems, linear to narrow lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with eighteen to twenty-five stamens arranged in groups around usually four glabrous carpels.

Hibbertia scabrifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the Northern Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a shrub with low-lying branches, linear leaves and yellow flowers usually arranged singly near the ends of branches, usually with 20 to 22 stamens arranged in bundles around two densely scaly carpels.

Hibbertia setifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a small, grey shrub with erect to spreading branches, linear leaves and yellow flowers with eight or nine stamens in a single cluster on one side of two hairy carpels.

<i>Hibbertia virgata</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia virgata, commonly known as twiggy guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and yellow flowers with ten to twelve stamens arranged around three glabrous carpels.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hibbertia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Hibbertia". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Toelken, Hellmut R. "Hibbertia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hibbertia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hibbertia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  6. ↑ "Hibbertia". APNI. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Andrews, Henry Cranke (1800). The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants. Vol. 2. London: H.C.Andrews. p. 126. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Hibbertia scandens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN   1876473142.
  10. ↑ Kindy, Dave (21 September 2023). "Scientists want to rename the Hitler beetle — but not for the reason you think". Washington Post.
  11. ↑ "Hibbertia scandens". Australian Plants Society NSW. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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