Английская Википедия:Hibbertia priceana
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Hibbertia priceana is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dwarf, usually compact shrub with erect, narrow elliptic leaves and bright yellow flowers with eleven stamens, nine in three groups of three, around three glabrous carpels.
Description
Hibbertia priceana is a dwarf, usually compact shrub that typically grows to a height of up to Шаблон:Cvt, its branchlets covered with tangled hairs. The leaves are hairy, erect, narrow elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide and sessile. The flowers are sessile and arranged on the ends of short side shoots with up to three egg-shaped bracts Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The five sepals are broadly elliptic, reddish-brown, Шаблон:Cvt long but the outer sepals differ in size and shape from the inner ones. The five petals are bright yellow, egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and Шаблон:Cvt long with a small notch at the tip. There are eleven stamens, in three groups of three and two free, arranged around three glabrous carpels that each contain a single ovule. Flowering occurs from June to August.[1]
Taxonomy
Hibbertia priceana was first formally described in 2002 by Judith R. Wheeler in the journal Nuytsia from specimens she collected near Ongerup in 2001.[1][2] The specific epithet (priceana) honours John Price, who brought the species to the author's attention.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This hibbertia occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions, where it grows in mallee-heath on ridges.[1][3]
Conservation status
Hibbertia priceana is classified as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
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