Hakea trifurcata

Two-leaved Hakea
Hakea trifurcata at John Forrest National Park, Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. trifurcata
Binomial name
Hakea trifurcata
(Sm.) R.Br.

Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf or Two-leaved Hakea) (Common name Kerosine Bush) is a perennial shrub, endemic to south-west Western Australia.

Hakea trifurcata is rounded or open in habit, with both terete (needle-like) and flat, elliptic to obovate leaves. It grows to 3 metres in height and to about the same width. The flowers are cream, white or pink, often with red styles.[1][2] Flowers appear between April and October, being nectar producing with a strong sweet secent sweet s [3]

Two-leaved Hakea usually lacks a lignotuber and will grow in a variety of soils.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Holliday, Ivan (2005). Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide. Sydney: Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
  2. "Hakea trifurcata (Sm.) R.Br.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
    • Young, Jennifer (Jennifer Ann), (2006) Hakeas of Western Australia : a field and identification guide Perth, W.A. J. A. Young. ISBN 978-0-9585778-2-3 - pp.113 - Young also has flowering season as June - October, while Florabase has April - October )


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 11, 2012. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.