Hakea eneabba
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| Hakea eneabba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. eneabba |
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| Hakea eneabba | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Hakea eneabba is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to an area along the west coast in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
Hakea eneabba is a low, many-branched lignotuberous shrub growing to a height of 0.4 to 1.5 metres (1.3 to 4.9 ft). Smaller branches are either smooth or hairy. Leaves are smooth and rigid with a central vein the length of the leaf ending with a sharp point at the apex. The leaves grow alternately or are whorled around the stem 30–120 mm (1.2–4.7 in) long and 4–14 mm (0.16–0.55 in) wide, widest above the middle. The inflorescence consists of 14–18 chrome-yellow flowers appearing in leaf axils in upper branches. The pedicel is smooth 2–3 mm (0.079–0.12 in) long. The perianth pale yellowish to green and 24–27 mm (0.94–1.1 in) long. The style is smooth and 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in) long. The fruit form in the leaf axils at an angle to the stem are egg-shaped 2.2–2.4 cm (0.87–0.94 in) long and 1.1–1.4 cm (0.43–0.55 in) wide tapering to a rounded beak .[2][3][4]