Dodonaea falcata

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Dodonaea falcata
Dodonaea falcata capsules Girraween National Park Wyberba Queensland 1980s IMG 0062.jpg
In Girraween National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species:
D. falcata
Binomial name
Dodonaea falcata
Synonyms [1]

Dodonaea filifoliaauct. non Hook.: Bentham, G., Flora Australiensis

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Dodonaea falcata is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with simple, more or less linear leaves, flowers arranged in cymes of three or four, each flower with eight stamens, and 4-winged capsules.

Description

Dodonaea falcata is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in). Its leaves are simple, sessile, more or less linear and curved, 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in) long and about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. The flowers are borne in three- or four-flowered cymes, with egg-shaped sepals, 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long and eight stamens, the ovary with a few soft hairs. The fruit is a four-winged, capsule 9.5–12 mm (0.37–0.47 in) long and 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) wide, the wings membranous, 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) wide. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Dodonaea falcata was first formally described in 1984 by Judith Gay West in the journal Brunonia from specimens collected by Ian Telford in 1969. [4] The specific epithet (falcata) means 'curved like a sickle'. [5]

Distribution and habitat

Dodonaea falcata grows in forest on granite or sandstone hills between the Stanthorpe-Wallangarra area of south-eastern Queensland and the New England Tableland and between Newcastle and Kiama in New South Wales. [2] [3]

Conservation status

Dodonaea falcata is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 . [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dodonaea falcata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea falcata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Paul G. "Dodonaea falcata". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dodonaea falcata". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Stearn, William T. (1992). Botanical Latin. Portland Oregon: Timber Press. p. 410.
  6. ↑ "Species profile—Dodonaea falcata". Queensland Government, Department of Education and Science. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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