Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
HAKEA
Hakea (Le)
Family: PROTEACEAE
For Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake (1745-1818).**
(Ch)
Hakea drupacea (La)

Location: (P)
drupa, druppa,= an overripe, wrinkled olive;
-aceus, = indicates resemblance.
drupaceus, = drupe-like
(Alien and naturalised)
(ld, BL, Cw)
Hakea gibbosa (alien and naturalised) (La)
Rock Hakea, Speldebos (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
gibbus, = hunched, humped, gibbous; a hunch, hump; a hump-like swelling, protuberance;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(ld, BL)
Hakea sericea (alien and naturalised) (La)
Naaldbos, Silky Hakea (PS)
Location: (K, P)
Sēres, = a people of Eastern Asia, (the modern Chinese), celebrated for their silken fabrics;
-eus, =indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
Sericus, = of or belonging to the Seres, Seric; silken.
(sericious, i.e. silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs)
(ld, BL)