Hakea eriantha R.Br. APNI*
Description: Shrub or rarely a small tree to 10 m high; new growth pubescent.
Leaves oblong to lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, 6–15 cm long, mostly 5–15 mm wide, apex acute, glabrous and pale green, lateral veins usually obscure; petiole 5–10 mm long.
Conflorescences axillary, clusters few- to several-flowered. Perianth 6 mm long, white, appressed-pubescent.
Follicle oblong-ovoid, 20–30 mm long, c. 15 mm wide, wrinkled, upper edge straight or curved; beak c. 3 mm long.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in wet sclerophyll forest and woodland; mainly on the coastal and escarpment ranges, chiefly north from the Kempsey district and south from the Budawang Ra.
NSW subdivisions: NC, SC, NT, ST, NWS
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
Text by R.M. Barker, G.J. Harden, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker Taxon concept: R.M. Barker, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker (1999)
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