Hibbertia uncinata

Hibbertia uncinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Dilleniales
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Hibbertia
Species:	H. uncinata
Binomial name
Hibbertia uncinata (Benth.) F.Muell.[1]

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

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

See also

• List of Hibbertia species

References

1. "Hibbertia uncinata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
2. "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.