Hakea neurophylla

Hakea neurophylla, commonly known as the pink-flowered hakea,[2] is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to a small area near Dandaragan in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[3]

Pink-flowered hakea
Hakea neurophylla in Kings Park

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species:
H. neurophylla
Binomial name
Hakea neurophylla
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

An erect non-sprouting shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). Racemes of fragrant blooms appear from July to August in profusion in white or pale pink-red along the branchlets in the leaf axils. Inflorescences are solitary with 12 to 18 scented flowers with glabrous pedicels. Blue-grey leaves are obovate to elliptic and sometimes undulate 5 to 11 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long and 16 to 43 millimetres (0.6 to 1.7 in) wide and narrowly cuneate at the base. Leaves have 3 prominent longitudinal veins on both sides ending in a blunt point. Large blackish-brown fruit are obliquely ovate, from 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) long and 1.5 to 1.9 centimetres (0.6 to 0.7 in) wide, obscurely beaked, with a dorsal longitudinal ridge on each valve.[4][5]

Taxonomy and naming

Hakea neurophylla was first formally described by Carl Meisner in 1855.[6] Named from the Greek word neuron - nerve and phyllon leaf, a reference to the prominent veins in the leaves.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Hakea neurophylla is a rare species restricted to the Mt Lesueur - Eneabba area north of Perth in heathland sand over laterite usually on ridge tops.[7][5]

Conservation status

Hakea neurophylla is classified as Priority Four - Rare by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[3]

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References
  1. "Hakea neurophylla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "Hakea neurophylla Pink-flowered Hakea". Nindethana Seed Company. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. "Hakea neurophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Young, J A. Hakeas of Western Australia:A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.
  5. "Hakea neurophylla". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. "Hakea neurophylla". APNI. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas of Western Australia: A Field and Identification Guice. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
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