Hakea bucculenta
| Hakea bucculenta | |
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| H. bucculenta, Kings Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. bucculenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea bucculenta C.A.Gardner[1] | |
Hakea bucculenta (Red Pokers) is a large shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is indigenous to the area between Shark Bay and Geraldton in Western Australia. The species is closely related to Hakea francisiana.
woody seed pods
It grows to a height of between 1.5 and 4.5 m and produces showy terminal orange-red elongated flowers in winter and spring, followed by woody seed capsules which are 22 mm long and 15 mm wide. Its leaves are long and narrow and are 90 to 200 mm in length and between 1 and 3 mm wide.[2][3]
Cultivation
Hakea bucculenta is sensitive to dieback and thus difficult to keep alive in areas of high humidity. It can be successfully grafted onto Hakea salicifolia.
References
- ↑ "Hakea bucculenta". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hakea bucculenta". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Hakea bucculenta". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links
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- "Hakea bucculenta". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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