Hakea ulicina explained

Hakea ulicina, commonly known as furze hakea,[1] is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and endemic to Victoria. It has stiff, long, narrow leaves and creamy-white flowers.

Description

Hakea ulicina is an erect shrub or small tree growing between NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 tall, resprouting from a lignotuber . The leaves are mostly linear, curving, rigid, NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long and NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 wide with 1-3 prominent longitudinal veins on the upper and lower surface. The white flowers are borne in clusters of 6-18 in leaf axils, and the pistil long. Flowering occurs from late winter to spring and the fruit are ovate or obliquely ovate NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long by NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) wide with a short, straight, pointed beak.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

Hakea ulicina was first formally described by Robert Brown in Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae in 1830, based on plant material collected by William Baxter in Wilsons Promontory.[3] [4] The specific epithet (ulicina) means Ulex-like.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Furze hakea occurs on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range as well as in coastal heathland. It is mostly found from the east of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria through to Eden in south-eastern New South Wales. Additional populations occur in the Brisbane Ranges and Anglesea to the west of Port Phillip Bay, as well as Tasmania's Furneaux Group of islands.[6] A similar species from South Australia and western Victoria, Hakea repullulans, can be distinguished by its broader leaves and presence of a lignotuber.[7]

Conservation status

Hakea ulicina is listed as "vulnerable" under the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hakea ulicina . Local Plant Directory . Yarra Ranges Council . 24 October 2021.
  2. Book: Corrick, M.G. . Fuhrer, B.A.. Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Bloomings Books. Australia . 2001 . 1876473142.
  3. Web site: Hakea ulicina. 2008-08-31. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
  4. Web site: Brown . Robert . Hakea ulicina . Biodiversity Heritage Library . 23 July 2019.
  5. Book: George . Alex . Sharr . Francis . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2021 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 331 . 4th.
  6. Web site: Stajsic . Val . Hakea ulicina . Royal Botanic Garden Victoria . 29 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Stajsic . Val . Hakea repullulans . Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria . 29 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Hakea ulicina . Government of Tasmania-Threatened Species Link . 10 November 2018.