Dodonaea concinna

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Dodonaea concinna
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species:
D. concinna
Binomial name
Dodonaea concinna
Synonyms [1]

Dodonaea adenophoraauct. non Miq., Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae

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Dodonaea concinna is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, erect, rounded shrub with paripinnate leaves with four to twelve linear leaflets, flowers arranged singly, in pairs or threes with eight stamens, and four-winged capsules with leathery wings.

Description

Dodonaea concinna is a dioecious, dense, erect, rounded, compact shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). Its leaves are paripinnate, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long with four to twelve linear leaflets 4.5–9 mm (0.18–0.35 in) long and 0.7–1 mm (0.028–0.039 in) wide on a petiole 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) long. The flowers are borne singly, in pairs or threes, each flower on a pedicel 3.6–5.5 mm (0.14–0.22 in) long. The four sepals are egg-shaped, 2.0–2.4 mm (0.079–0.094 in) long, but that fall off as the flowers open. Each flower has eight stamens and the ovary is glabrous. The fruit is usually a four-winged, broadly elliptic capsule 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) long and 8.5–12.5 mm (0.33–0.49 in) wide, with leathery wings 2.5–4.0 mm (0.098–0.157 in) wide. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Dodonaea concinna was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859. [4] [5] The specific epithet (concinna) means 'neat, pretty or elegant'. [6]

Distribution and habitat

This species of Dodonaea grows in eucalypt mallee scrub from the Pingrup-Borden area to the Salmon Gums area, in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia. [2] [3]

Conservation status

Dodonaea concinna is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 West, Judith Gay. Busby, John R. (ed.). "Dodonaea ceratocarpa". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dodonaea concinna". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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  6. Stearn, William T. (1992). Botanical Latin. Portland Oregon: Timber Press. p. 389.