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Hakea macrorrhyncha W.R.Barker
Family Proteaceae
Hakea macrorrhyncha W.R.Barker APNI*

Synonyms: Hakea sp. 'Girraween-Torrington' (Barker 5611) APNI*
Hakea sp. A sensu Harden (1991) APNI*
Hakea sp. A (aff. propinqua) sensu Jacobs & Pickard (1981) APNI*

Description: Erect shrub or tree 1.8–6 m high, branchlets silky when young; lignotuber apparently absent.

Leaves terete, 3–9 cm long, 1–1.5 mm diam., at first tomentose, glabrescent, mucro 1–2 mm long.

Conflorescences axillary, clusters 3- or 4-flowered; rachis knob-like, white pubescent; pedicel 4–5.5 mm long, pubescent. Perianth 3–4 mm long, creamish, white tomentose. Gynoecium 6.5–8 mm long; pollen presenter an oblique disc.

Follicle ovoid or obovoid, 35–45 mm long, 20–30 mm wide, the surface with rounded blisters; beak prominent, ± triangular, smooth, to 10 mm long; horns obscure.


Flowering: Flowers August–September

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in heath in granite country north from the Torrington district.
NSW subdivisions: NT
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by R.M. Barker, G.J. Harden, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker
Taxon concept: R.M. Barker, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker (1999)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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