Hakea orthorrhyncha
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Hakea orthorrhyncha, commonly known as bird beak hakea,[1] is a shrub which is endemic to the Murchison River area of Western Australia.
Description
Hakea orthorrhyncha has a spreading habit, growing to between Script error: No such module "convert". tall with a similar spread. The bright red flowers appear in axillary clusters in the leaf nodes on older growth along the branches from early winter to early spring. Leaves vary, they may be needle-like or flat and sometimes forked, curved or straight ending in a sharp point between Script error: No such module "convert". long. Smooth woody fruit are either egg-shaped or elliptic Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[2][3][4][1]
Taxonomy and naming
The species was first described in 1868 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the specific epithet orthorrhyncha which is derived from the Greek orthos "straight" and rhynchos "beak"[5] alluding to the straight beak on the seed capsules.[1] The common name, bird beak hakea, is presumed to be a confusion between the Greek words for straight and bird.[6]
There are two varieties of the species, based on differing foliage characteristics:
- Hakea orthorrhyncha var. filiformis F.Muell. ex Benth. has a spreading rounded growth habit to Script error: No such module "convert". high, finely textured needle-like dark green leaves often divided up to Script error: No such module "convert". long with a groove on the underside of the leaf.[7] This variety grows in the Murchison River to Mingenew area.[6]
- Hakea orthorrhyncha F.Muell. var. orthorrhyncha rounded shrub to Script error: No such module "convert". has flat long and narrow leathery leaves Script error: No such module "convert". wide and Script error: No such module "convert". long.[7] This variety is confined to the northern sandplains of the Kalbarri region.[6]
Distribution and habitat
Hakea orthorrhyncha grows on the Geraldton sand plains on grey sand, loam and granite.[4]
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