''Hakea linearis'' is a shrub or tree in the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
and is
endemic to
Western Australia. It has smooth branches, mostly linear leaves and white flowers.
Description
The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of .
[ The branches are glabrous as are the thin evergreen leaves which have a linear to narrowly elliptic shape and are in length with a width of .][ Each simple inflorescence contain 16 to 20 flowers with a white glabrous perianth that is in length. The rugose to black-pusticulate fruits have an obliquely obovate shape with a curved apex. Each fruit is in length with a width of and have long horns. The seeds within have an obliquely obovate shape and a wing down one side.][
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Taxonomy and naming
The species was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 and the description was published in '' Transactions of the Linnean Society of London''.specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
is taken from the Latin word ''linearis'' meaning "linear", which refers to the shape of the leaves.[
It can be confused with '']Hakea varia
''Hakea varia'', commonly known as the variable-leaved hakea, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae and is endemism, endemic to Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt, South West (Western Australia), South West, Great Southern (Western Australi ...
'' and related species.[
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Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to an area along the coast in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia between Busselton
Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...
in the west, Wagin to the north and Albany to the south. It is often found among granite outcrops and seasonally damp areas like swamps growing in sandy or sandy-clay soils and is usually part of sandy heathland or '' Eucalyptus'' woodland communitities.[
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References
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linearis
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1810
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)