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Hibbertia cuneiformis

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Cut-leaf hibbertia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. cuneiformis
Binomial name
Hibbertia cuneiformis
Habit in Kings Park, Perth

Hibbertia cuneiformis, commonly known as cut-leaf hibbertia, is species of erect or sprawling shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 m (3 ft 3 in and 6 ft 7 in) tall and has yellow flowers which appear from January to March or from June to November in the species' native range.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1806 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière who gave it the name Candollea cuneiformis in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[3][4] In 1811, English botanist James Edward Smith changed the name to Hibbertia cuneiformis in Abraham Rees's Cyclopædia.[5][6] The specific epithet (cuneiformis) means "wedge-shaped".[7]

Hibbertia cuneiformis grows on sand dunes and in swampy places in near coastal-areas of the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hibbertia cuneiformis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hibbertia cuneiformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Candollea cuneiformis". APNI. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1806). Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen. Vol. 2. Paris. p. 34. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Hibbertia cuneiformis". APNI. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, James E. (1811). Rees's Cyclopaedia. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780958034180.