species: Hybanthus stellarioides in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Hybanthus stellarioides


©Anne: Hybanthus stellarioides in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne: Hybanthus stellarioides in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne: Hybanthus stellarioides in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Violaceae
Genus Hybanthus
Species Hybanthus stellarioides

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Distinguishing features

Leaves are much longer than wide, arranged alternately and have widely-spaced fine teeth on the margins. Flowers bright orange, bilaterally but not radially symmetrical.

Size

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Comments

Forster (1993) recorded material from Turtle Beach, Lizard Island.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Forster, P.I. (1993). Hybanthus stellarioides new combination (Violaceae), a widespread species from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Muelleria, 8(1): 17-19. LIRS catalog number LIRS 10098.