Hakea eriantha
| Tree hakea | |
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| Leaves and fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. eriantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Hakea eriantha | |
Hakea eriantha, commonly known as tree hakea,[1] is a shrub or small tree in that is native to the east coast of Australia.[2] It grows to between 1 and 5 metres high and has linear to ovate leaves that are 8 to 18.5 cm long and 1 to 30 mm wide.[2] Cream flowers in groups of 6 to 10 appear in the leaf axils between August and November in the species native range.[2] The woody fruit is 20 to 30 mm long and about 15 mm wide.It is wrinkled and has beak that is about 3 mm long.[3]
The species was formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]
It occurs in Eucalyptus woodland or forest and the edge of rainforest from Gladstone in Queensland, southward to Gippsland in Victoria.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Hakea eriantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Hakea eriantha". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ Barker, R.M. "New South Wales Flora Online: Hakea eriantha". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.