Hakea minyma

Hakea minyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. minyma
Binomial name
Hakea minyma
Maconochie[1]
Synonyms

Hakea glabella R.Br.

Hakea minyma (watjula or nyintirpa) is a species of shrub that is native to Australia.[2] It has a rounded habit, usually growing to between 1.2 and 3 metres with long, narrow leaves.[1] Cream or pink flowers are produced in axillary racemose inflorescences between August and November in its native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist J.R. Maconchie in 1973.[1] The specific epithet minmya, from an aboriginal word for a woman's breast, alludes to the shape of the fruits.[2]

It occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hakea minyma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  2. 1 2 "Hakea minyma". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.


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