Genus: Hakea
(Needlebushes)
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> Family: Proteaceae
About
110 species, all native to Australia. At least five species have become
naturalised in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and are considered weeds. An
additional six species are cultivated but not naturalised.
Species naturalised in South Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Hakea drupacea
[= Hakea suaveolens] |
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Hakea gibbosa (Rock hakea) |
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Hakea salicifolia (Willow hakea) |
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Hakea
sericea (Needlebush, Silky hakea) |
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Hakea suaveolens (Sweet hakea) |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Hakea cristata
Native to western Australia. |
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Hakea cucullata (Hood-leaved
hakea)
Native to western Australia. |
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Hakea cyclocarpia (Curved-fruit
hakea, Wild bean)
Native to western Australia. |
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Hakea dactyloides (Finger hakea)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Hakea laurina
Native to western Australia. |
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Hakea purpurea
Native to Queensland, Australia. |
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