Hibbertia conspicua
| Leafless hibbertia | |
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| Hibbertia conspicua north-east of Kalbarri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. crassifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia crassifolia | |
Hibbertia conspicua, commonly known as leafless hibbertia,[2] is a shrub in the Dilleniaceae family and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect, leafless shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–0.6 m (7.9 in – 1 ft 11.6 in). It has yellow flowers between September and January and is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of Western Australia.[2]
This species was first formally described in 1855 by William Henry Harvey from an unpublished description by James Drummond who gave it the name Huttia conspicua. Harvey's description was published in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany.[3][4] In 1893, Ernest Friedrich Gilg changed the name to Hibbertia conspicua.[5] The specific epithet (conspicua) means "remarkable" or "striking".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hibbertia crassifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Hibbertia crassifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Pleurandra crassifolia". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Harvey, William H.; Hooker, William J. (ed.) (1855). "New Genera of West Australian Plants". Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. 7: 51. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
{{cite journal}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Hibbertia conspicua". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780958034180.