Hibbertia riparia

Hibbertia riparia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: unplaced
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species: H. riparia
Binomial name
Hibbertia riparia
Synonyms
  • Hibbertia australis N.A.Wakef.
  • Hibbertia stricta (R.Br. ex DC.) F.Muell.
  • Pleurandra riparia DC.
  • Pleurandra stricta R.Br. ex DC.

Hibbertia 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.[1]

The species was formally described and named Pleurandra riparia by botanist Robert Brown, based on plant material collected in Tasmania. Brown's description was published in Augustin Pyramus de Candolle's Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale in 1817.[2] The species was subsequently transferred to the genus Hibbertia.

In 2010, two new species were segregated from Hibbertia riparia: H. devitata and H. setifera.[2]

Hibbertia riparia occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hibbertia riparia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Hibbertia riparia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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