| Genus | Hakea |
|---|---|
| Species | bakeriana |
| Authority | F.Muell. & Maiden[1] |
Hakea bakeriana is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a dense shrub with sharply pointed, cylinder-shaped leaves and pink to crimson flowers in groups of between four and twelve. The fruit is a rough, wrinkled follicle which terminates in a short beak.
Description
Hakea bakeriana is a dense, bushy, many-branched shrub growing to 1-2 m ft high and wide. It has a lignotuber from which it can resprout after fire. Smaller branches are densely covered in matted soft hairs. Simple leaves are cylindrical in shape, 5-11.5 cm in long and about 0.8-1.5 mm in in diameter, ending in a sharp point 0.7-1 mm in long. Between 4 and 12 fragrant flowers appear on a short, hairy, upright stem 4-30 mm in long. Flowers often appear below the leaves or from old wood. The pink to crimson perianth is 10-15 mm in long. The style is about 40 mm (2 in) long. Pinkish-white to deep pink flowers appear from late autumn to early spring. Woody fruit have a rough and deeply wrinkled surface with paler blister-like protuberances. Fruit are approximately 4.5-7 cm in long and 3.3-4.5 cm in wide. Fruit terminate in a beak either small and smooth or obscure.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
This species was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller and Joseph Maiden in 1892 from a specimen collected on "a barren patch of ground close to the bank of a creek at Wallsend". The description was published in the Macleay Memorial Volume of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[1][6] The specific epithet honours Richard Thomas Baker, teacher, economic botanist and later a curator of Sydney's Technological Museum.[7][8]
Distribution and habitat
Hakea bakeriana grows in heath, sclerophyll forest and in dry forests on the coast and nearby ranges of New South Wales between Newcastle and Glenorie.[7]
Use in horticulture
Hakes bakeriana has been grown for many years by local plant enthusiasts and is hardy in a range of soils and climates although does best in a sunny position. It is easily grown from seed but because of the species' restricted distribution, seed may be difficult to obtain.[3]
References
- ^ "Hakea bakeriana". APNI. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Hakea bakeriana F. Muell. & Maiden". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Hakea bakeriana". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Barker, Robyn M.; Haegi, Laurence A.R.; Barker, William R. "Hakea bakeriana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Barker, Robyn M.; Haegi, Laurence A.; Barker, William R. (1999). "Flora of Australia" Vol.3 Hakea to Dryandra. Wilson, Annette (ed.). ABRS-Department of Environment & Heritage. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand & Maiden, Joseph (1893). The Macleay Memorial Volume. Fletcher, Joseph James (ed.). Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales. p. 226. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Holliday, Ivan (2005). Hakeas:A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
- ^ "BAKER, Richard Thomas (1854 - 1941)". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 26 November 2018.