Biology:Hakea exul

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Hakea exul
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species:
H. exul
Binomial name
Hakea exul
(Lindley) Chistenh. & Byng

Hakea exul is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteacae, endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

It grows up to 10 metres in height and has narrow lanceolate to elliptic leaves which have a blunt apex.[1] The flowers are usually white, followed by follicles which are 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) in width.[1] It is a manganese accumulator.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Espece Grevillea exul Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. http://www.endemia.nc/plante/fiche.php?code=505. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 
  2. Jaffré, T. (1979) Accumulation du manganèse par les Protéacées de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Compte Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 289, 425–428.

Wikidata ☰ Q5607919 entry