Hibbertia uncinata

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Hibbertia uncinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. uncinata
Binomial name
Hibbertia uncinata

Hibbertia ulicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in).[2]

It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham who gave it the name Candollea uncinata in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3][4] In 1882, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name to Hibbertia uncinata in his Systematic Census of Australian Plants.[5] The specific epithet (uncinata) means "hooked", referring to the leaves.[6]

This hibbertia grows on slopes, hills and floodplains in the Avon Wheatbelt biogeographical region of south-western Western Australia.[2]

Conservation status[edit]

Hibbertia uncinata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hibbertia uncinata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Hibbertia uncinata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Candollea uncinata". APNI. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ Bentham, George (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 46. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Hibbertia uncinata". APNI. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 331. ISBN 9780958034180.