Hakea clavata, commonly known as coastal hakea[2] is a shrub that is endemic to an area along the south coast of Western Australia. It has thick leaves, pink and grey flowers and grows on rocky outcrops.
Hakea clavata is a lignotuberous spreading or sprawling shrub up to 2.5 metres (8 ft) wide and 0.5 to 2.0 m (1.6 to 6.6 ft) high. Mid-green leaves are thick, flattened, long and narrow 2 to 8 centimetres (0.8 to 3.1 in) long and 4 to 11 millimetres (0.157 to 0.433 in) wide, ending in a hard sharp point. Sometimes club-shaped widening at the apex. The inflorescence has 60-80 white and pink flowers appearing in short racemes in leaf axils and tips of branches. The perianth has a pink claw, grey limbs and white interior. Woody fruit are egg-shaped with the widest part nearer the stem 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.59 to 0.98 in) long and 0.9 to 1.0 cm (0.35 to 0.39 in) wide. Alternatively egg-shaped with the wider section toward the apex, both shapes having two small horns at the back of the fruit. The black-brown seeds have an obliquely obovate shape and a length of 16 mm (0.630 in). Each seed has a broad wing along one side of seed body.[3][4][5]
Hakea clavata was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen. Labillardière may have made a type collection when at the Esperance region in December 1792.[6] The specific epithet (clavata) is derived from the Latin word clava meaning "club",[7] referring to the club-shape of the leaves.[3]
Coastal hakea is found on the mainland and on some of the islands between Israelite Bay and Esperance and a single population is known at Hopetoun to the west.[3] The range covers southeastern areas of the Southwest Botanical Province. The species grows in rocky sandy clay soils among granite outcrops and withstands salt laden winds.[8]
Hakea clavata, commonly known as coastal hakea is a shrub that is endemic to an area along the south coast of Western Australia. It has thick leaves, pink and grey flowers and grows on rocky outcrops.
Hakea clavata growing on a rocky granite outcrop at Lucky BayHakea clavata es un arbusto perteneciente a la familia Proteaceae, originario de Western Australia. Su nombre común es Coastal Hakea.
La especie arbustiva tiene un hábito extendido, alcanzando hasta los 2,5 metros de ancho y 0,5 a 2,0 m de altura. Las flores son blancas y rosadas, y aparecen entre enero y octubre en los terminales de las ramas.
Se encuentra cerca de Esperance, Australia Occidental y las zonas del sudeste de la Southwest Botanical Province.[1] Es endémica de la región.
La especie fue descrita por primera vez en 1804 por Jacques Labillardière en Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Labillardière pudo hacer la recolección de la especie tipo cuando se encontraba en la región de Esperanza, en diciembre de 1792.[2]
Las hakeas fueron denominadas por el Barón Christian Ludwig von Hake, en el s.XVIII, el patrón alemán de la botánica.
El epíteto clavata proviene del latín y se refiere a la forma de sus hojas.[1]
Hakea clavata es un arbusto perteneciente a la familia Proteaceae, originario de Western Australia. Su nombre común es Coastal Hakea.