Hakea eriantha

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Hakea eriantha
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Leaves and fruit
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H. eriantha
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Hakea eriantha

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Hakea eriantha, commonly known as tree hakea,[1] is a shrub or small tree in that is native to the east coast of Australia.[2] It grows to between 1 and 5 metres high and has linear to ovate leaves that are 8 to 18.5 cm long and 1 to 30 mm wide.[2] Cream flowers in groups of 6 to 10 appear in the leaf axils between August and November in the species native range.[2] The woody fruit is 20 to 30 mm long and about 15 mm wide.It is wrinkled and has beak that is about 3 mm long.[3]

The species was formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]

It occurs in Eucalyptus woodland or forest and the edge of rainforest from Gladstone in Queensland, southward to Gippsland in Victoria.[2]

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  3. New South Wales Flora Online: Hakea eriantha by Barker, R.M; Harden, G.J.; Haegi, L.; Barker, W.R., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.