Hakea plurinervia 

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Etymology:   

• The genus is named after Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, an 18th-century German patron of botany

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Flowers:                  

• The perfumed flowers are creamy-white with hints of pink

• They grow in clusters in the leaf axils

Fruit:                         

• The fruits are hard woody capsules with an unusual beaked shape

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Habit:        

• It grows as a small-medium shrub sometimes up to 4m high

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Distribution:                  

• Although its range extends from SE Queensland to near Cooktown, it is sparsely distributed on the coastal ranges and tablelands

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • Hakea benthamii was previously called Hakea plurinervia, reflecting the multiple veins in its distinctive leaves 

  • However, its was subsequently noticed that H. plurinervia had been applied to fossil plants prior to formal description of the living plant, hence the need to change its name (Reference: Ian M. Turner (2014) “Names of Extant Angiosperm Species that are Illegitimate Homonyms of Fossils,” Annales Botanici Fennici 51(5), 305-317)

Sources of information:

• https://www.npqtownsville.org.au/plant-of-the-month-08-2023-hakea-benthamii/ (2024)