Kingdom Plantae Family Proteaceae Scientific name Hakea orthorrhyncha | Order Proteales Genus Hakea Rank Species | |
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Similar Hakea bucculenta, Hakea cristata, Hakea pandanicarpa, Hakea corymbosa, Hakea petiolaris | ||
Hakea orthorrhyncha, commonly known as bird beak hakea, is a shrub which is endemic to the Murchison River area of Western Australia.
Hakea orthorrhyncha has a spreading habit, growing to between 2 and 3 metres tall with a similar spread. The bright red flowers appear in clusters on older growth from early winter to early spring. The woody, beaked fruits which follow are about 40 mm long and 20 mm wide.
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 words ortho (straight) and rhynchos (beak) alluding to the straight beak on the seed capsules.
There are two varieties of the species, based on differing foliage characteristics:
References
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