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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Hibbertia sericosepala (Dilleniaceae), a new species from Western Australia
THIELE, K.R.

Hibbertia sericosepala K.R.Thiele is described as new. Morphologically similar to H. helianthemoides (Turcz.) F.Muell. and H. huegelii (Endl.) F.Muell., H. sericosepala is distinctive in its combination of sepal and leaf indumentum, floral bract shape and anther and carpel number. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.