Hibbertia commutata

Hibbertia commutata is a shrub in the Dilleniaceae family that is native to Western Australia.[1]

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

The shrub has an erect to sprawling habit with multiple branches and typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.6 m (3.9 in to 1 ft 11.6 in) but can reach as high as 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It blooms between July and November and produces yellow flowers.[1] The plant has entire leaves and flowers that are 10 to 20 mm (0.39 to 0.79 in) across with mostly free stamens around the carpels.[2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1845 as part of Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's work Dilleniaceae published in Plantae Preissianae.[3] The name is commonly misapplied to Hibbertia pilosa.

The species is commonly occurring throughout the South West, Peel, western parts of the Great Southern and the south western parts of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia[1] between Gingin in the north[2] and Albany in the south where it is found in a variety of habitat growing in lateritic soils.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Hibbertia commutata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Russell Barrett; Eng Pin Tay (2016). Perth Plants: A Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park. CSIRO publishing. ISBN 9781486306039.
  3. "Hibbertia commutata Steud. (misapplied to Hibbertia pilosa)". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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