Hibbertia vaginata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–75 cm (7.9–29.5 in).[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. vaginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia vaginata | |
It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham who gave it the name Candollea vaginata in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3][4] In 1880, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name to Hibbertia vaginata in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[5] The specific epithet (vaginata) means "sheathed", referring to the leaf base.[6]
This hibbertia grows in sandy or gravelly soils in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographical regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
Hibbertia vaginata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hibbertia vaginata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hibbertia vaginata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Candollea vaginata". APNI. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Bentham, George (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 45. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Hibbertia vaginata". APNI. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 333. ISBN 9780958034180.