Hibbertia scandens Dryand.

Species

Angiosperms > Dilleniales > Dilleniaceae > Hibbertia

Characteristics

Low scandent shrub. Leaves lanceolate, acute to acuminate, slightly hairy above, rather densely to densely hairy beneath, 3-12 by 0.4-2½ cm. Flowers solitary on short few-leaved side-stalks, ca 4 cm diam. Sepals ovate, acute, densely hairy outside, woody, 15-18 by 8-9 mm. Petals yellow, obovate with slightly emarginate apex, ca 2 by 1.4 cm. Stamens ∞, 7-9 mm long. Carpels glabrous, with 6 ovules. Follicles 1-6-seeded. Seed with membranaceous aril.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal dunes in heath, Eucalypt forests and rainforest edges. Found in a wide range of habitats from sheltered mountain gullies to exposed sand dunes on the coast
More
In Trangan at low alt., on the Arfak Mts between 2000 and 3000 m in low spinneys on burnt open summit.
Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Hibbertia scandens leaf picture by An Maro (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hibbertia scandens flower picture by Caleb fletcher (cc-by-sa)
Hibbertia scandens flower picture by Caleb fletcher (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hibbertia scandens world distribution map, present in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317059-1
WFO ID wfo-0001037345
COL ID 3LJBL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dillenia scandens Dillenia volubilis Hibbertia volubilis Hibbertia scandens Hibbertia scandens var. glabra Hibbertia volubilis var. glabra Hibbertia scandens var. denticulata Hibbertia scandens var. oxyphylla