Hakea drupacea

taxobox
name = Sweet Hakea

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Hakea"
species = "H. drupacea"
binomial = "Hakea drupacea"
binomial_authority = (C.F.Gaertn.) Roem. & Schult.|

"Hakea drupacea", commonly known as Sweet Hakea, is a shrub which is native to south west Western Australia.

Description

Sweet Hakea is erect in habit, growing to between 1 and 4 metres tall.It has white flowers which appear between early autumn and early winter (March to June in Australia). These are followed by woody seed capsules that are 20 to 25 mm long and 15 to 19 mm wide.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by C.F. Gaertner in 1807, and given the name "Conchium drupaceum". It was also formerly known as "Hakea suaveolens".

Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia - mainly as a coastal species - between Albany and east of Cape Arid - and on the Recherche Archipelago Islands [ Holliday, Ivan "Hakeas: A field and garden guide" Sydney, New Holland ISBN 1-877069-14-0 page 70 ]

References

Resources

*APNI | name = "Hakea drupacea" (C.F.Gaertn.) Roem. & Schult. | id = 15398
*FloraBase|name="Hakea drupacea" |id=12227