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Hakea platysperma

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Cricket Ball Hakea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
Order:
Proteales
Family:
Proteaceae
Genus:
Hakea
Species:
H. platysperma
Binomial name
Hakea platysperma
(Sm.) Cav.

Hakea platysperma, commonly known as the Cricket Ball Hakea or Woody Peach, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to south western Western Australia. It is most notable for its large woody fruit which are used in the cut flower industry, and resembling cricket balls gives the species its common name.

Distribution

It is found in the IBRA regions of ER: COO; SW: AW and MAL.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/help/ibra/
  • "Hakea platysperma Hook". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  • "Hakea platysperma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Edit this at Wikidata


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