Hakea pachyphylla

Hakea pachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. pachyphylla
Binomial name
Hakea pachyphylla
Sieber ex Spreng.[1]

Hakea pachyphylla is a shrub which is endemic to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales in Australia.

It grows from 0.3 to 2 metres in height and has yellow flowers that appear in axillary clusters in spring. These are followed by globose to obovoid warty capsules which are approximately 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The leaves are terete and range from 1 to 5 cm long and 1 to 1.8 mm in diameter. [2]

References

  1. "Hakea pachyphylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. Barker, G.J.;Haegi L.; Barker W.R. "Hakea pachyphylla Sieber ex Spreng.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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