Hakea elliptica

(Sm.) R.Br. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Proteaceae/Hakea

At a glance

Occurrence records151

Data sources6

Biological traits34

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Hakea elliptica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility151 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources34 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF151 records

01Narrative

Hakea elliptica, commonly known as the oval-leaf hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteacea and is endemic to Western Australia. A fast growing adaptable species with ornamental wavy leaves, golden bronze new growth and an abundance of showy white flowers. A good wildlife habitat due to its dense form with foliage to ground level.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology13

Fruit length32.4 mm

Fruit width22 mm

Leaf length62.5 mm

Leaf mass per area192 g/m2

Leaf size1 332 mm²

Leaf width37.5 mm

Plant height4 m

Plant height max4 m

Plant height min2 m

Seed length22.5 mm

Seed mass18.56 mg

Seed mass max19.2 mg

Seed mass min17.61 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnnnnnny

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical widely_elliptical

Mycorrhiza typenon-ectomycorrhizal

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf n6.38 mg/g

Leaf p0.39 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)5.2 mm²/mg

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type151 records

Wild obs. + sensor74

Museum / vouchered76

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native5

Introduced9

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO260 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 47≤1 km 11≤10 km 2

60 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor74

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy21% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 5≤10 km 40>10 km 4

56 georeferenced · 20 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence76

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 15 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	31
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	15
Mount Annan, AU	7
Adelaide, AU	5
BGPAlocation not on record	5
Canberra, AU	3
Smithfield, AU	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Claremont, US	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Kew, GB	1
Hobart, AU	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1

15 institutions · 76 of 76 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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