Hibbertia, or Guinea flower, is a genus of perennial
shrubA shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s, trailing shrubs and climbers of the family
DilleniaceaeDilleniaceae 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. 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...
,
H. miniata and
H. selkii , a recently named (1980s) species from the Stirling Ranges, which all have orange flowers. The genus numbers around 150 species but is currently being revised by Helmut Toelken of the South Australian Herbarium and this is likely to increase.
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Hibbertia, or Guinea flower, is a genus of perennial
shrubA shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s, trailing shrubs and climbers of the family
DilleniaceaeDilleniaceae 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. 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...
,
H. miniata and
H. selkii , a recently named (1980s) species from the Stirling Ranges, which all have orange flowers. The genus numbers around 150 species but is currently being revised by Helmut Toelken of the South Australian Herbarium and this is likely to increase.
There are around 115 species, of which about 110 are native to
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, the others occurring in
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and on
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.
The genus takes its name from
George HibbertGeorge 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
EnglishEngland 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 and the North Sea to the east, with 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
stamenThe stamen is the male organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament , and, on top of the filament, an anther , and pollen sacs,...
s is a useful method of identification as this can vary widely from 4 to about 200 depending on species.
List of Species
- Hibbertia amplexicaulis
- Hibbertia aspera - Rough Guinea Flower
- Hibbertia banksii
- Hibbertia basaltica
- Hibbertia bracteata
- Hibbertia cuneiformis
- Hibbertia dentata
Hibbertia dentata is an ornamental plant in the Dilleniaceae family, which is native to Australia....
- Twining Guinea Flower
- Hibbertia diffusa
- Hibbertia empetrifolia
- Hibbertia furfuracea
- Hibbertia grossulariifolia - Gooseberry-Leaved Guinea Flower
- Hibbertia hirta
- Hibbertia hypericoides
- Hibbertia linearis
- Hibbertia miniata - Orange Guinea Flower
- Hibbertia obtusifolia
- Hibbertia pedunculata
- Hibbertia procumbens
- Hibbertia riparia - Erect guinea flower
- Hibbertia scandens
Hibbertia scandens is a vine which is native to Australia.-Description:...
– Climbing guinea flower or Snake vine
- Hibbertia selkii
- Hibbertia serrata
- Hibbertia sericea
Hibbertia 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 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...
– Star guinea flower
- Hibbertia vestita