Hakea bucculenta
| Hakea bucculenta | |
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| H. bucculenta, Kings Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. bucculenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea bucculenta | |
Hakea bucculenta, commonly known as Red Pokers, is a large shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia
Description
H. bucculenta is an erect[2] or rounded and bushy[3] and non-lignotuberous shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 4.5 metres (5 to 15 ft)[2] but can reach as high as 7 m (23 ft).[4] The evergreen leaves are long with a narrow linear shape are 90 to 200 millimetres (4 to 8 in) in length and 1 to 3 millimetres (0.039 to 0.118 in) wide.[4]It blooms in winter and spring, usually between May and October,[3] producing showy terminal orange-red elongated flowers.[2] Each inflorescence is made up of 250 to 450 flowers with bright red perianth.[3] After flowering woody ovate seed capsules form which are 22 mm (0.87 in) long and 15 mm (0.59 in) wide.[4] The fruit occur in groups of 3 to 16 on long rachis. Each fruit is divided into thick body and flat beak. The blackish or brown seeds within are obliquely obovate with a length of 16 to 18 mm (0.63 to 0.71 in) and a width of 7 to 9 mm (0.28 to 0.35 in) with a single wing.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was fist formally described by the botanist Charles Austin Gardner in 1936 as part of the work Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis as published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[5]
The specific epithet is taken from the Latin word bucculentus meaning full cheeks, which refers to the shape of the fruit.[3]
The species is part of the Conogynoides section recognised by George Bentham in 187, the group is typified by having conical pollen presenter, veined leaves and fruits with no horns. The other five closely related species in the group include; Hakea francisiana, Hakea grammatophylla, Hakea minyma, Hakea maconochieana and Hakea multilineata. When cultivated H. bucculenta can form hybrids with H. francisiana.[3]
Distribution
It is indigenous to coastal areas in the Gascoyne and Mid West regions between Shark Bay and Geraldton in Western Australia. It is found on coastal sandplains, roadsides and flat areas growing in sandy, loam or clay-based soils.[2] Usually it is part of sand plain heath or mallee-heath communities.[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.[4] It is most commonly propagated from seeds which germinate in about three to four weeks. Cuttings can also be used but usually have a low rate of success. It grows well in a sunny position out of the wind in well drained soils, it will tolerate both drought and frost.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hakea bucculenta". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hakea bucculenta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hakea bucculenta". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hakea bucculenta". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hakea bucculenta C.A.Gardner". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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- "Hakea bucculenta". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
