Hybanthus floribundus

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Hybanthus floribundus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Hybanthus
Species:
H. floribundus
Binomial name
Hybanthus floribundus

Hybanthus floribundus ( shrub violet) [1] is a plant in the Violaceae family, [2] found in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. [1]

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Hybanthus floribundus was first described as Pigea floribunda in 1838 by John Lindley, [2] [3] but was transferred to the genus, Hybanthus in 1876 by Ferdinand von Mueller. [2] [4] This taxon name is accepted by most Australian authorities, [5] [6] [2] but not by Plants of the World Online [7] nor VicFlora [8] (both of which authorities consider Pigea floribunda as the accepted name).

It is a perennial shrub, growing from 15 cm to 2 m high. [9] There are four subspecies, three of which have a restricted distribution in Western Australia, while the other is widespread. [1]

Distribution

In Western Australia, it is found in the IBRA regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, and Yalgoo. [9]

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References

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  4. Baro Ferdinandus de Mueller (1876), Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae (in Latin), vol. 10, Victoria State Government, p. 81, Wikidata   Q109818093
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