Hakea brachyptera

Hakea brachyptera, commonly known as the short-winged hakea,[2] is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to an area in the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.[3]

Hakea brachyptera

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species:
H. brachyptera
Binomial name
Hakea brachyptera
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Description

Hakea brachyptera is a low, dense, rounded shrub to 1 m (3 ft) tall with interweaving rusty coloured branchlets. The leaves are rounded, fine and stiff 3–9.5 mm (0.1–0.4 in) long and 0.7–1.3 mm (0.03–0.05 in) wide. Leaves are densely covered with finely matted hairs ending with a very sharp erect point. Clusters of flowers appear in racemes of 1-5 individual flowers in the leaf axils. The white pedicel is 1.5–2.5 mm (0.06–0.1 in) long with flat matted silky hairs. Fruit are rounded, at right angles to the stalks and are 2 cm (0.8 in) long and about 2 cm (0.8 in) wide, slightly flattened and with a rough surface. Hakea brachyptera is a frost-tolerant species.[2][4][5]

Taxonomy and naming

Hakea brachyptera was first formally described by Carl Meisner in 1856 and published in de Candolle's Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[1][6] The specific epithet (brachyptera) is derived from the Ancient Greek words brachys meaning "short"[7]:161 and pteron meaning "wing" or "fin"[7]:322 referring to the seed structure.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Hakea brachyptera is found in southwest Western Australian, from near Wagin to Lake Magenta and south near the Stirling Range. Hakea brachyptera requires a well-drained site with a sunny aspect and sandy loam, clay or gravel.[2]

Conservation status

Hakea brachyptera is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that it is rare or near threatened, due to its restricted distribution.[3][8]

References
  1. "Hakea brachyptera". APNI. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. Young, J A (2006). Hakeas of Western Australia:A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.
  3. "Hakea brachyptera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Holliday, Ivan (2005). Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
  5. "Hakea brachtyptera". Flora of South Australia:Online. South Australian Government. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. Meisner, Carl; de Candolle, Alphonse Pyramus (ed.) (1856). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. Paris. Retrieved 21 January 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  7. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  8. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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