Hakea teretifolia subsp. teretifolia

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hakea pugioniformis, Cay. Near //. acicularis and H. gibbosa but to 20 ft. high and corolla as well as pedicels pubescent: fr. much more slender, lanceolate, acuminate, 1 in. long by ½ in. broad, rough around the middle, with an obliquely transverse crest, each valve tapering to a slender point. L.B.C. 4:353. Bot. Cook's First Voy. 265.—Often labeled H. suaveolens in nurseries but distinguished from that by the simple lvs. and thicker frs. Harvey Monroe Hall. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.