| Hakea | |
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| Hakea laurina (pin-cushion hakea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Embothrieae |
| Subtribe: | Hakeinae |
| Genus: | Hakea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Hakea teretifolia | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
Hakea (/ˈhɑːkiə, ˈheɪkiə/ HAH-kee-ə, HAY-) is a genus of about 150 species of plants in the Family Proteaceae, endemic to Australia. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are sometimes flat, otherwise circular in cross section in which case they are sometimes divided. The flowers are usually arranged in groups in leaf axils and resemble those of other genera, especially Grevillea. Hakeas have woody fruit which distinguishes them from grevilleas which have non-woody fruit which release the seeds as they mature. Hakeas are found in every state of Australia with the highest species diversity being found in the south west of Western Australia.
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APNIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Schrader, H.A. & Wendland, J.C. (1798), Sertum Hannoveranum 3: 27 Archived 2018-09-18 at the Wayback Machine