Hybanthus is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of the family Violaceae

Violaceae

Violaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales...

. This genus name is Greek

Greek language

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 for "humpback flower", referring to the drooping pedicels

Pedicel (botany)

A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....

 of plants that are part of this genus. The genus is grossly polyphyletic and may contain up to seven different genera, of which Pombalia Vand., Cubelium Raf. and Pigea DC. have been previously recognised.

Species

Hybanthus contains the following species:

• Hybanthus attenuatus
• Hybanthus aurantiacus (Benth.) F.Muell.
• Hybanthus calycinus
  Hybanthus calycinus
  Hybanthus calycinus is a perennial herb of the violet family, Violaceae. The species is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia....
  
  (DC.) F.Muell.
• Hybanthus concolor
  Hybanthus concolor
  Hybanthus concolor is a member of the Violaceae family, and it is more commonly known as "green violet". It is found in moist, shady sites in ravines and on rocky slopes, also on floodplains, in rich, calcareous soils. Most of the Canadian populations are located along the Niagara Escarpment, a...
  
  
• Hybanthus cymulosus C.A.Gardner
• Hybanthus debilissimus F.Muell.
• Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell.
• Hybanthus floribundus (Lindl.) F.Muell.
• Hybanthus linearifolius
• Hybanthus monopetalus
  Hybanthus monopetalus
  Hybanthus monopetalus, the Slender Violet-bush is a common plant in the violet family.It is found in eastern Australia in dry eucalyptus woodland, often in sandstone or granite derived soils, where it is seen growing in relatively shady moist sites, surrounded by dry open country. It may reach...
  
  (Schult.) Domin
• Hybanthus stellarioides (Domin) P.I.Forst.
• Hybanthus vernonii
  Hybanthus vernonii
  Hybanthus vernonii, the Erect Violet is a small plant in the violet family. Found in eastern Australia in eucalyptus woodland, often in sheltered sites on sandstone based soils.Two subspecies are recognised* sub-species vernonii...
  
  (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
• Hybanthus verticillatus
• Hybanthus volubilis E.M.Benn