Hibbertia cuneiformis, commonly known as cut-leaf hibbertia, is species of erect or sprawling shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 m (3 ft 3 in and 6 ft 7 in) tall and has yellow flowers which appear from January to March or from June to November in the species' native range.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. cuneiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia cuneiformis | |
The species was first formally described in 1806 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière who gave it the name Candollea cuneiformis in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[3][4] In 1811, English botanist James Edward Smith changed the name to Hibbertia cuneiformis in Abraham Rees's Cyclopædia.[5][6] The specific epithet (cuneiformis) means "wedge-shaped".[7]
Hibbertia cuneiformis grows on sand dunes and in swampy places in near coastal-areas of the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Hibbertia cuneiformis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Hibbertia cuneiformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Candollea cuneiformis". APNI. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1806). Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen. Vol. 2. Paris. p. 34. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Hibbertia cuneiformis". APNI. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Smith, James E. (1811). Rees's Cyclopaedia. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780958034180.