Hakea propinqua

Hakea propinqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Hakea
Species:	H. propinqua
Binomial name
Hakea propinqua A.Cunn. [1]
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Habit

Hakea propinqua is a flowering shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is a common shrub found in heathlands near Sydney. It has sharp, needle-shaped leaves, white unpleasantly scented flowers and large warty fruit.

Description

Hakea propinqua is a bushy shrub 1–4 m (3–10 ft) tall with unpleasantly scented, small, pale yellow or white flowers occurring in umbels along branchlets in leaf axils. The leaves are thin, terete, about 3 cm (1 in) long, 1 mm (0.04 in) wide, ending with a sharp tip about 1 mm (0.04 in) long. The leaves are softer and at a smaller angle to the stem than the related Needlebush. The warty fruit are egg shaped-elliptic 3.5–4.5 cm (1–2 in) long and 2.5–3 cm (1–1 in) wide ending with two small horns. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Taxonomy and naming

Hakea propinqua was first formally described in 1825 by Allan Cunningham and the description was published in Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales. ^{[5] [6]} The species name is derived from the Latin propinquus, meaning near, referring to the similarity to Hakea nodosa . ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Hakea propinqua grows from coast to ranges on sand or light loam over sandstone in woodland and heath in the Sydney region to the Blue Mountains. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Hakea propinqua". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN   978-0-7318-1211-0 page 98
3. Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas:A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN   1-877069-14-0.
4. Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip. Native Plants of the Sydney Region. Aleen and Unwin. ISBN   978-1-74175-571-8.
5. "Hakea propinqua". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
6. Cunningham, Alan (1825). On the Botany of the Blue Mountains. p. 327.