Hakea minyma

Hakea minyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Hakea
Species:	H. minyma
Binomial name
Hakea minyma Maconochie[1]
Synonyms
Hakea glabella R.Br.

Hakea minyma (Watjula or Nyintirpa) is a species of shrub that is native to Australia.^[2] It has a rounded habit, usually growing to between 1.2 and 3 metres with long, narrow leaves.^[1] Cream or pink flowers are produced in axillary racemose inflorescences between August and November in its native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist J.R. Maconchie in 1973.^[1] The specific epithet minmya, from an aboriginal word for a woman's breast, alludes to the shape of the fruits.^[2]

It occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Hakea minyma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Hakea+minyma. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Hakea minyma". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2182.