Hakea eriantha
| Hakea eriantha | |
|---|---|
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| Leaves and fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. eriantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea eriantha R.Br.[1] | |
Hakea eriantha, commonly known as tree hakea,[1] is a shrub or small tree in that is native to the east coast of Australia.[2] It grows to between 1 and 5 metres high and has linear to ovate leaves that are 8 to 18.5 cm long and 1 to 30 mm wide.[2] Cream flowers in groups of 6 to 10 appear in the leaf axils between August and November in the species native range.[2] The woody fruit is 20 to 30 mm long and about 15 mm wide.It is wrinkled and has beak that is about 3 mm long.[3]
The species was formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]
It occurs in Eucalyptus woodland or forest and the edge of rainforest from Gladstone in Queensland, southward to Gippsland in Victoria.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Hakea eriantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hakea eriantha". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ↑ New South Wales Flora Online: Hakea eriantha by Barker, R.M; Harden, G.J.; Haegi, L.; Barker, W.R., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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