Proteaceae Juss.
Hakea lorea subsp. borealis W.R.Barker , legitimate, scientific
Haegi, L., Barker, W.R. & Barker, R.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Appendix: Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 393 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "77 miles [123 km] N Wilton River-Bulmen Crossing, NT35791, 15 June 1972, J.R.Maconochie 1463; holo: NT; iso: K n.v., NSW, PERTH n.v.".
pro parte taxonomic synonym: Hakea longifolia A.Cunn. ex F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • Etymology: "The epithet is derived from the adjective borealis, alluding to the isolated northern Australian distribution of the taxon, disjunct from ssp. lorea to the south and east."
Barker, R.M., Haegi, L. & Barker, W.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 40-41, Map 5 [secondary reference]