Hibbertia
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Hibbertia, or Guinea flower, is a genus of trees, shrubs, trailing shrubs and climbers of the family Dilleniaceae
. The five-petalled flowers of all species are varying shades of yellow, with the exception of H. stellaris
, H. miniata and H. selkii, a recently named (1980s) species from the Stirling Ranges, which all have orange flowers. Around 150 species occur in Australia
of which two are also found in New Guinea
. Additionally, 24 species occur in New Caledonia
, one of which is also found in Fiji
, and one other species is endemic to Madagascar
.
The genus is currently being revised by Helmut Toelken of the South Australian Herbarium.
The genus takes its name from George Hibbert
(1757 - 1837), an eminent English
merchant and amateur botanist.
s is a useful method of identification as this can vary widely from 4 to about 200 depending on species.
Species include:
Dilleniaceae
Dilleniaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It is known to gardeners for the genus Hibbertia, which contains many commercially valuable garden species....
. The five-petalled flowers of all species are varying shades of yellow, with the exception of H. stellaris
Hibbertia stellaris
Hibbertia stellaris, or Star Guinea Flower, is a brilliantly orange flowering ground cover from South Western Australia botanical province. It naturally grows in swamps. Despite this, it is extremely sensitive to phytophthora and needs to be grown in well drained soil in cultivation...
, H. miniata and H. selkii, a recently named (1980s) species from the Stirling Ranges, which all have orange flowers. Around 150 species occur in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
of which two are also found in New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. Additionally, 24 species occur in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, one of which is also found in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, and one other species is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
.
The genus is currently being revised by Helmut Toelken of the South Australian Herbarium.
The genus takes its name from George Hibbert
George Hibbert
George Hibbert was an eminent English merchant, politician, slave- and ship-owner, amateur botanist and book collector. With Robert Milligan, he was also one of the principals of the West India Dock Company which instigated the construction of the West India Docks on London's Isle of Dogs in 1800...
(1757 - 1837), an eminent English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
merchant and amateur botanist.
Identification
Given the similarity in flower colour and shape (In nearly all species, the five petals are obovate), the number of stamenStamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s is a useful method of identification as this can vary widely from 4 to about 200 depending on species.
Species
- Hibbertia amplexicaulis
- Hibbertia asperaHibbertia asperaHibbertia aspera, commonly known as Rough Guinea Flower, is a small shrub that is native to Australia. It grows to 60 cm high and has yellow flowers which appear in summer....
- Rough Guinea-flower - Hibbertia banksii
- Hibbertia basaltica
- Hibbertia bracteata
- Hibbertia cuneiformisHibbertia cuneiformisHibbertia cuneiformis, commonly known as Cut-leaf Hibbertia, is a shrub species that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia...
- Cut-leaf Hibbertia - Hibbertia dentataHibbertia dentataHibbertia dentata is an ornamental plant in the Dilleniaceae family, which is native to Australia....
- Twining Guinea-flower - Hibbertia diffusa
- Hibbertia empetrifoliaHibbertia empetrifoliaHibbertia empetrifolia, commonly known as Tangled Guinea-flower, is a small scrambling shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia...
- Tangled Guinea-flower - Hibbertia fasciculataHibbertia fasciculataHibbertia fasciculata, is a small shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia.It grows to 40 cm tall and has clusters of narrow leaves that are 4 to 6 mm long and about 0.5 mm wide...
- Hibbertia furfuracea
- Hibbertia grossulariifoliaHibbertia grossulariifoliaHibbertia grossulariifolia is a prostrate shrub species that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It spreads up to 1.2 metres in diameter and has yellow flowers which appear between August and December in the species native range....
- Gooseberry-leaved Guinea-flower - Hibbertia hirta
- Hibbertia hypericoidesHibbertia hypericoidesHibbertia hypericoides, commonly known as Yellow Buttercups, is a small shrub species that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia...
- Yellow Buttercups - Hibbertia linearis
- Hibbertia longifoliaHibbertia longifoliaHibbertia longifolia is a small shrub that is endemic to Queensland, Australia.The species was first formally described in 1864 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his paper Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae based on plant material collected from Rockingham Bay....
- Hibbertia miniata - Orange Guinea-flower
- Hibbertia obtusifoliaHibbertia obtusifoliaHibbertia obtusifolia, commonly known as Hoary Guinea-flower, is a small shrub species that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 60 cm high and has yellow flowers that appear in spring and summer....
- Hoary Guinea-flower - Hibbertia pedunculataHibbertia pedunculataHibbertia pedunculata, commonly known as Stalked Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It may be near-prostrate or grow up to 30 cm tall and has narrow leaves that are 3 to 6 mm long and about 0.5 mm wide...
- Stalked Guinea-flower - Hibbertia procumbens
- Hibbertia prostrataHibbertia prostrataHibbertia prostrata, commonly known as Bundled Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia.It grows to 50 cm tall and has narrow leaves that are about 20 mm long and about 1 mm wide. Yellow flowers appear from September to December in the species...
- Bundled Guinea-flower - Hibbertia ripariaHibbertia ripariaHibbertia riparia, commonly known as Erect Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is native to Australia. It grows to 60 cm high and has yellow flowers which appear in spring and summer....
- Erect Guinea-flower - Hibbertia scandensHibbertia scandensHibbertia scandens is a vine which is native to Australia.-Description:...
– Climbing Guinea-flower or Snake Vine - Hibbertia selkii
- Hibbertia serrata
- Hibbertia sericeaHibbertia sericeaHibbertia sericea, or Silky Guinea-flower, is a species of small perennial shrub, in the family Dilleniaceae, that is endemic to Australia. It has small yellow five-petalled flowers to across....
- Silky Guinea-flower - Hibbertia serpyllifolia
- Hibbertia stellarisHibbertia stellarisHibbertia stellaris, or Star Guinea Flower, is a brilliantly orange flowering ground cover from South Western Australia botanical province. It naturally grows in swamps. Despite this, it is extremely sensitive to phytophthora and needs to be grown in well drained soil in cultivation...
– Star Guinea-flower - Hibbertia truncataHibbertia truncataHibbertia truncata, commonly known as Port Campbell Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is endemic to south-western Victoria in Australia. It has yellow flowers which appear between August and January in the species native range....
- Port Campbell Guinea-flower - Hibbertia vestitaHibbertia vestitaHibbertia vestita, commonly known as Hairy Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is native to Australia. It grows to 30 cm high and has yellow flowers which appear throughout the year....
- Hairy Guinea-flower