Hakea victoria

taxobox
name = Royal Hakea


image_caption = "Hakea victoria" in the Fitzgerald River National Park
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Hakea"
species = "H. victoria"
binomial = "Hakea victoria"
binomial_authority = J.Drumm.|

"Hakea victoria", with common names Royal Hakea and Lantern Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia and noted for its ornamental foliage.

Description

"Hakea victoria" is erect in habit, growing to between 1.5 and 3 metres tall. Although the species is evergreen, its foliage ages to various shades of yellow, orange and red. The leaves are rounded and prickly and generally obscure the small cream-coloured flowers which appear from mid-winter to mid-spring. The woody fruits are about 25 mm long and between 15 and 20 mm wide.

Distribution

The species occurs in the coastal region between Albany and Esperance, including the Fitzgerald River National Park.

Taxonomy

The type specimen of "Hakea victoria" was collected near West Mount Barren (located in what is now the National Park) by botanist James Drummond and was first described by him in 1847 in "The Inquirer" newspaper. The specific epithet is named for Queen Victoria.

References

* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=090&level=s&id=2218&type=l FloraBase - the West Australian Flora: "Hakea victoria"]
*APNI | name = "Hakea victoria" J.Drumm. | id = 2302