Hakea fraseri, the corkwood oak,[3] is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to northern New South Wales. It has furrowed bark, pendulous foliage and creamy-white flowers in spring.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. fraseri
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Description
editHakea fraseri is a shrub or small tree growing to 1–6 m (3 ft 3 in – 19 ft 8 in) high with multiple stems, dark grey rough bark and does not form a lignotuber. The branchlets are a whitish colour, covered with flattened, soft hairs, new shoots glossy rusty coloured hairs over glossy white hairs. The leaves are simple, varying length with a weeping habit, 11–30 cm (4.3–11.8 in) long 0.9–1.4 mm (0.035–0.055 in) wide, more or less smooth and ending with hook. The inflorescence consists of 25-50 cream-white flowers borne in leaf axils on a stalk 9–25 mm (0.35–0.98 in) long that is covered with reddish-brown, short, matted hairs over whitish flattened hairs. The pedicel 3.5–8 mm (0.14–0.31 in) long, thickly covered with flattened hairs that extend onto the cream-white perianth when in bud, the pistil 17–26 mm (0.67–1.02 in) long. The fruit is narrowly egg-shaped, 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) long, 11–17 mm (0.43–0.67 in) wide and a long obscure beak. Flowering occurs in spring.[3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was first formally described in 1830 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae.[5][6] The specific epithet (fraseri) honours Charles Fraser the first colonial botanist and Superintendent of the New South Wales botanic gardens.[7]
Distribution and habitat
editCorkwood oak is a rare species in New South Wales confined to the New England Tablelands below Wollomombi, Dangar, Tia and Apsley Falls on steep slopes and vertical rock situations in gorges.[4]
References
edit- ^ Keith, D.; Barker, W. (2020). "Hakea fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117489056A121862120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117489056A121862120.en. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Hakea fraseri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Hakea fraseri". PlantNET-Flora of NSW Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b Wilson, Annette; Barker, Robyn M.; Haegi, Laurence A.; Barker, William R., eds. (1999). "Flora of Australia". Canberra/Melbourne: ABRS-Department of Environment & Heritage. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- ^ "Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Hakea fraseri". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Hakea fraseri". Fact Sheet-Flora of South Australia. South Australian Government. Retrieved 21 April 2020.