Hibbertia incana

Hibbertia incana, commonly known as prickly Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is native to Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres high and has yellow flowers which appear between October and December in the species native range.[1][2][3]

Hibbertia incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Dilleniales
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Hibbertia
Species:	H. incana
Binomial name
Hibbertia incana (Lindl.) Toelken
Synonyms
Pleurandra incana Lindl. Hibbertia stricta var. canescens Benth.

The species was formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. It was first recorded by explorer Thomas Livingstone Mitchell in 1836 when he ascended Mount Hope in Victoria. Lindley gave it the name Pleurandra incana. Mitchell described the plant as "a new and very beautiful species of Pleurandra with the aspect of the yellow Cistus of the Algarves."[4] The species was later transferred to the genus Hibbertia.[5]

Hibbertia incana occurs in New South Wales and is presumed extinct in Victoria.[5]

References

1. Toelken, H.R. "Notes on Hibbertia. New species from South-eastern Australia". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 16: 59–72. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
2. "Hibbertia incana". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
3. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
4. Mitchell, Thomas (July 27, 2004). The Project Gutenberg EBook of Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2). Retrieved 22 April 2012.
5. "Hibbertia incana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 22 April 2012.