Hakea victoria

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Royal Hakea

Hakea victoria in the Fitzgerald River National Park

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Hakea
Species:	H. victoria

Binomial name

Hakea victoria
J.Drumm.

Hakea victoria, commonly known as Royal Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia and noted for its ornamental foliage.

1 Description
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 References

[edit] Description

Hakea victoria is erect in habit, growing to between 1.5 and 3 metres tall. Although the species evergreen, its foliage ages to various shades of yellow, orange and red. The leaves are rounded and prickly and generally obscure the small cream-coloured flowers which appear from mid-winter to mid-spring. The woody fruits are about 25 mm long and between 15 and 20 mm wide.

[edit] Distribution

The species occurs in the coastal region between Albany and Esperance, including the Fitzgerald River National Park.

[edit] Taxonomy

The type specimen of Hakea victoria was collected near West Mount Barren (located in what is now the National Park) by botanist James Drummond and was first described by him in 1847 in The Inquirer newspaper. The specific epithet is named for Queen Victoria.