Hakea newbeyana

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Hakea newbeyana
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Hakea newbeyana growing near Lake King
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species:
H. newbeyana
Binomial name
Hakea newbeyana
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Occurrence data from AVH

Hakea newbeyana is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. It is a prickly shrub with smooth grey bark and sweetly scented cream-yellow flowers in profusion in spring.

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Description

Hakea newbeyana is a rigid, spreading, rounded shrub typically growing to a height of 1 to 4 metres (3.3 to 13.1 ft) with ascending smooth grey branches and does not form a lignotuber. The branchlets are densely covered in flattened rusty-coloured, soft hairs. The rigid dark green leaves are needle-shaped, 2.5–7.5 cm (0.98–2.95 in) long, 1–2.2 mm (0.039–0.087 in) wide, straight to slightly curved and ending in a sharp point 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long. The 6-8 small, sweetly scented creamy-white and yellow flowers appear in clusters in leaf axils on a coarse rough stalk 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long. The over-lapping flower bracts are 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) long. The pedicel 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long and smooth. The smooth, yellow perianth is 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and the pistil 3.8–4.5 mm (0.15–0.18 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to October. The large, grey, egg-shaped fruit are smooth with darker blister-like pitting on the surface and taper to a small blunt beak. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Hakea newbeyana was first formally described by Robyn Mary Barker in 1990 and the description was published in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens . [4] [5] The species was named in honour of Western Australian botanist Kenneth Newbey. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species grows in the central and eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia in sandy loam and lateritic gravelly soils. Also in woodlands of the Hyden-Newdgate district. [3]

Conservation Status

Hakea newbeyana is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government. [6]

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References

  1. "Hakea newbeyana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Young, J A. Hakeas of Western Australia:A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN   0-9585778-2-X.
  3. 1 2 Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas:A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN   1-877069-14-0.
  4. "Hakea newbeyana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. "Hakea newbeyana" (PDF). Online-Journal of Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Hakea newbeyana". FloraBase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 17 November 2019.