Hibbertia grossulariifolia

Hibbertia grossulariifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub that spreads up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in diameter and has yellow flowers that appear between August and December in the species' native range.[2]

Hibbertia grossulariifolia
Hibbertia grossulariifolia
near Mammoth Cave
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. grossulariifolia
Binomial name
Hibbertia grossulariifolia
(Salisb.) Salisb.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Burtonia crenata (Andrews) Rchb.
    • Burtonia grossulariaefolia Salisb. orth. var.
    • Burtonia grossulariifolia Salisb.
    • Dillenia crenata (Andrews) Dum.Cours.
    • Dillenia grossulariaefolia (Salisb.) Poir. orth. var.
    • Dillenia grossulariifolia (Salisb.) Poir.
    • Hibbertia crenata Andrews
    • Hibbertia grossulariaefolia Salisb. orth. var.
    • Hibbertia grossularifolia F.Muell. orth. var.
Flower detail

The species was first formally described in 1807 by English botanist Richard Salisbury and was given the name Burtonia grossulariaefolia in The Paradisus Londinensis.[3][4] Later in the same year, Salisbury changed the name to Hibbertia grossulariifolia.[5] The specific epithet (grossulariifolia) means "Grossularia-leaved".[6]

References
  1. "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Burtonia grossulariaefolia". APNI. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. Salisbury, Richard (1807). Paradisus Londinensis. London. p. 73. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". APNI. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780958034180.
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