Hibbertia sericea

Hibbertia sericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: unplaced
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Binomial name
Hibbertia sericea
(R. Br. ex DC.) Benth.

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 2 centimetres (0.8 in) to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) across.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown, his description published in Augustin Pyramus de Candolle's Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale in 1817. Brown named it Pleurandra sericea. It was subsequently placed in the genus Hibbertia by George Bentham.[2]

References

  1. "Hibbertia sericea". Understorey Network Incorporated. 2005-12-29. Archived from the original on 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  2. "Hibbertia sericea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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