Hibbertia scandens
Common name
Snake Vine, Guinea Flower
Family
Dilleniaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
A very uncommon urban weed collected twice from the suburb of Mt Albert, Auckland in 2005 and 2006.
Similar taxa
None
Flowering
October - March
Flower colours
Yellow
Fruiting
Not produced in New Zealand
Life cycle
Long-lived perennial vine. Does not set seed in New Zealand but can spread vegetatively from root stuckers and pieces of vine which root freely on contact with the soil. Spread through the careless disposal of garden waste.
Year naturalised
2005
Origin
Australia
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Frost sensitive.
Etymology
hibbertia: Named after G Hibbert a patron of Australian botany.
scandens: Climbing; from the Latin scandere; groth habit
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.