Hibbertia

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Genus of flowering plants

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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::

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  • 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.
  • Hemistema Thouars 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.
  • Adrastaea DC.
  • Adrastea Spreng. orth. var.
  • Hibbertia sect. Burtonia (Salisb.) G.Don
  • Ochrolasia Turcz.
  • Huttia J.Drumm. ex Harv.
  • Hemistephus J.Drumm. ex Harv.
  • Warburtonia F.Muell.
  • Pachynema sect. Huttia (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Pachynema R.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. Stemmatanthus F.Muell. & Tate
  • Pachynema sect. Stematanthus Gilg & Werderm. orth. var.
  • Hibbertia sect. Hemistema A.D.Chapm. orth. var. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Hibbertia_salicifolia_-Tim_Hammer-_447466265.jpeg" caption="''[[Hibbertia salicifolia]]'' in ''Hibbertia'' subgen. ''Adrastaea''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Hibbertia_miniata_-Tim_Hammer-_95341299.jpeg" caption="''[[Hibbertia miniata]]'' in ''Hibbertia'' subgen. ''Hibbertia''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Hibbertia_dilatata.jpg" caption="''[[Hibbertia dilatata]]'' in ''Hibbertia'' subgen. ''Pachynema''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Hibbertia_gracilipes_-Tim_Hammer-_232731697.jpeg" caption="''[[Hibbertia gracilipes]]'' in ''Hibbertia'' subgen. ''Hemistemma''"] ::

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

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.

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. The name Hibbertia honours George Hibbert, a patron of botany and slave trader. The common name, guinea flower, reflects the resemblance of the flowers to the colour and shape of the guinea coin.

Species list

See List of Hibbertia species

References

References

  1. "''Hibbertia''". Australian Plant Census.
  2. Flora of Australia. "Hibbertia".
  3. Hammer, Timothy A.. (2025-04-14). "A framework phylogeny of the diverse guinea-flowers (Hibbertia, Dilleniaceae) using high-throughput sequence data". Australian Systematic Botany.
  4. "''Hibbertia''". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
  5. "''Hibbertia''". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
  6. {{FloraBase
  7. "''Hibbertia''". APNI.
  8. (1800). "The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants". H.C.Andrews.
  9. "''Hibbertia scandens''". Australian Plant Census.
  10. "When Species Names Are Offensive, Should They Be Changed?".
  11. (2001). "Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas". Bloomings Books.
  12. (21 September 2023). "Scientists want to rename the Hitler beetle — but not for the reason you think". Washington Post.
  13. (26 May 2020). "''Hibbertia scandens''". Australian Plants Society NSW.

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