Hibbertia dentata
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Hibbertia dentata, commonly known as toothed guinea flower, trailing guinea flower or twining guinea flower, is an ornamental plant in the family Dilleniaceae native to the east coast of Australia. Found in woodland, it is a trailing or twining vine with leaves with several small 'teeth' on the margins and bright yellow flowers in early spring.
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1817 in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle by the prolific botanist Robert Brown.[1][2] The species name is the Latin adjective dentata "toothed", referring to the toothed leaf margins.[3]
Description
Hibbertia dentata grows as a twining vine, the stems of which can be up to 2–3 m (7–10 ft) in length,[4] and trail over rocks and other shrubs.[5] The dark green leaves are ovate, measuring 4–7 cm long by 1.5–3 cm wide., and sit on 1 cm long petioles. The apex of the leaf blade can be pointed or blunt, while the leaf margins are toothed.[6] They can be purple-tinged and covered in fur when young and smooth upon reaching maturity.[5] The flowers appear mainly from July to November.[4] They arise from axillary buds or on the ends of short stems. They have five petals that are 2–3 cm long each.[6] The fruit is mature over November to January,[4] splitting to release the seeds.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in open forest or on the edge of rainforest in Queensland. New South Wales and Victoria.[6] Associated forest species in the Sydney region include mountain grey gum (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa), Sydney peppermint (E. piperita), messmate (E. obliqua), Sydney red gum (Angophora costata), turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) and scrub species such as coastal tea tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). Within this habitat it is found on sheltered slopes in areas with good drainage, on clay-, shale- or sandstone-based soils that are high in nutrients.[4]
Ecology
Hibbertia dentata can resprout after bushfire from its roots and flower within ten months. Seedlings have also been recorded in this time frame.[4]
The flowers are visited by European honeybees, native short-tongue bees of the families Halictidae and Colletidae, and large hoverflies of the genus Melangyna.[4]
Cultivation
Hibbertia dentata is an easy plant to cultivate and more shade-tolerant than the widely cultivated H. scandens.[3]
Propagation is relatively easy by cuttings.[3]
References
- ^ de Candolle, Augustin Pyramus (1817). Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale. Vol. 1. Paris, France: Treuttel et Würtz. p. 426.
- ^ "Hibbertia dentata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Walters, Brian (November 2007). "Hibbertia dentata". Plant Guides. Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1995). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species:Part 3:Dicotyledon families Cabombaceae to Eupomatiaceae" (PDF). Cunninghamia. 4 (2): 217–431.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2000). Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide (2nd ed.). Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-7318-1031-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "'Hibbertia dentata". PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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