Hibbertia dentata

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Hibbertia dentata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. dentata
Binomial name
Hibbertia dentata

Hibbertia dentata, commonly known as toothed guinea flower, trailing guinea flower or twining guinea flower, is an ornamental plant in the family Dilleniaceae native to the east coast of Australia. Found in woodland, it is a trailing or twining vine with leaves with several small 'teeth' on the margins and bright yellow flowers in early spring. It adapts readily to cultivation and can be grown as a pot plant. The species was first described in 1817.

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Description

Hibbertia dentata grows as a twining vine, the stems of which can be up to 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) in length, and trail over rocks and other shrubs. The dark green leaves are ovate, measuring 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) long by 1.5–3 cm (0.59–1.18 in) wide., and sit on 1 cm long petioles. The apex of the leaf blade can be pointed or blunt, while the leaf margins are toothed. They can be purple-tinged and covered in fur when young and smooth upon reaching maturity. The flowers appear mainly from July to November. They arise from axillary buds or on the ends of short stems. They have five petals that are 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) long each, and over 30 stamens. The flowers generally wither within a day or two. The fruit is mature over November to January, splitting to release the seeds. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy

Hibbertia dentata was first formally described in 1817 in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle by the prolific botanist Robert Brown. [5] [6] The species name is the Latin adjective dentata "toothed", referring to the toothed leaf margins. [7] George Bentham classified it in the series Hemihibbertiae based on flower anatomy, defining members of the group having glabrous carpels and numerous stamens. [8]

Distribution and habitat

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Trailing over rock in a shaded location

Hibbertia dentata occurs in open forest or on the edge of rainforest along the east coast and hinterlands of New South Wales, [3] extending into southeastern Queensland and eastern Victoria. [9] Associated forest species in the Sydney region include mountain grey gum ( Eucalyptus cypellocarpa ), Sydney peppermint ( E. piperita ), messmate ( E. obliqua ), Sydney red gum ( Angophora costata ), turpentine ( Syncarpia glomulifera ) and scrub species such as coastal tea tree ( Leptospermum laevigatum ). Within this habitat it is found on sheltered slopes in areas with good drainage, on clay-, shale- or sandstone-based soils that are high in nutrients. [2]

Ecology

Hibbertia dentata can resprout after bushfire from its roots and flower within ten months. Seedlings have also been recorded in this time frame. [2]

The flowers are visited by European honeybees, native short-tongue bees of the families Halictidae and Colletidae, and large hoverflies of the genus Melangyna . [2]

Cultivation

Although not often seen in cultivation, Hibbertia dentata is an easy plant to grow in the garden and more shade-tolerant than the widely cultivated H. scandens . [7] Though fair drainage is required, the plant suffers if allowed to dry out and hence needs to be kept moist. [9] It grows well as a pot plant. [9] It was brought into cultivation in England in 1814. [9] In 1817, it was described in the Loddiges periodical The Botanical Cabinet as being "a fine subject for planting out in a conservatory". [10]

Propagation is relatively easy by cuttings of mature material, [9] and seedlings may spontaneously arise in gardens where it is established. [7]

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

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

Hibbertia fasciculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a small erect to spreading shrub with glabrous stems except on new growth, narrow linear leaves, and yellow flowers arranged in leaf axils, with eight to twelve stamens surrounding three carpels.

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

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<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.

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

Hibbertia acerosa, commonly known as needle leaved guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, spreading or ascending shrub typically growing to a height of 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) and has yellow flowers from July to December or from January to February.

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

Hibbertia bracteata is a species of flowering plant, in the family Dilleniaceae, and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a shrub with lance-shaped to oblong leaves and yellow flowers with about sixteen stamens arranged on one side of the two carpels.

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

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

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Hibbertia intermedia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a small shrublet with linear to narrow oblong leaves and yellow flowers usually with seven to nine stamens arranged in a single cluster.

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

Hibbertia linearis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with linear to oblong or egg-shaped leaves and yellow flowers with 15 to 25 stamens arranged around the three carpels.

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

Hibbertia monogyna is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect, mostly glabrous shrub with linear to wedge-shaped or spatula-shaped leaves and yellow flowers with ten to twelve stamens arranged around a single glabrous carpel.

Hibbertia nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the Central Coast of New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and yellow flowers with about eleven stamens arranged on one side of two silky-hairy 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.

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

Hibbertia salicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with loose reddish bark, linear to oblong leaves and yellow flowers with the stamens arranged all around the 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

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1995). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species:Part 3:Dicotyledon families Cabombaceae to Eupomatiaceae". Cunninghamia. 4 (2): 329. ISSN   0727-9620 . Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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  4. ↑ Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2000). Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide (2nd ed.). Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. p. 72. ISBN   0-7318-1031-7.
  5. ↑ de Candolle, Augustin Pyramus (1817). Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale. Vol. 1. Paris, France: Treuttel et Würtz. pp. 426–427.
  6. ↑ "Hibbertia dentata". APNI. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Walters, Brian (November 2007). "Hibbertia dentata". Plant Guides. Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Vol. 1. London, United Kingdom: L. Reeve and co. p. 38.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (1990). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 5. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Lothian Press. p. 330. ISBN   0-85091-285-7.
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