Hakea obtusa

Hakea obtusa
Hakea obtusa in the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. obtusa
Binomial name
Hakea obtusa

Hakea obtusa is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to an area along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]

Description

The open non-lignotuberous stiff shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (4.9 to 9.8 ft). It blooms profusely from May to September and produces sweetly scented white and pink flowers with long creamy white styles which appear at the nodes on bare wood. The leaves are oblong-elliptic 3–10 cm (1–4 in) long by 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) wide with 3 distinctive longitudinal veins ending in a blunt point. [2] The fruit are rough ovoid ending in a short sharp beak.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described by Carl Meisner in 1856.[1] Named from the Latin obtusus - blunt, referring to the shape of the leaf. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Hakea obtusa is confined to Ravensthorpe and the Fitzgerald River National Park. Grows in shrubland and low woodland on loamy-clay, gravel and ironstone. A frost tolerant species that requires good drainage and a sunny aspect.[3]

Conservation status

Hakea obtusa is classified "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hakea obtusa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. ↑ Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
  3. 1 2 3 Young, J A. Hakeas of Western Australia: A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.
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