Dodonaea hispidula

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Dodonaea hispidula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species:
D. hispidula
Binomial name
Dodonaea hispidula
Synonyms [1]
List
    •  ? Distichostemon filamentosa M.G.Harr. orth. var.
    •  ? Distichostemon filamentosus S.Moore
    • Distichostemon hispidulum Baill. orth. var.
    • Distichostemon hispidulus(Endl.) Baill.
    • Dodonaea filamentosa(S.Moore) M.G.Harr.
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Fruit

Dodonaea hispidula is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae and is native to tropical northern Australia. It is a shrub with simple, usually clustered, narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers arranged singly, in racemes or panicles, and oblong or elliptic capsules with three or four locules.

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Description

Dodonaea hispidula is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in). Its leaves are simple, usually clustered, narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 15–90 mm (0.59–3.54 in) long and 8–34 mm (0.31–1.34 in) wide, on a petiole 2–14 mm (0.079–0.551 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly or in racemes or panicles on the ends of branches or in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel 2–22 mm (0.079–0.866 in) long. There are five to ten elliptic sepals and 30 to 74 stamens, the ovary oval or heart-shaped, covered with soft hairs with a style 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) long. The fruit is an oval to elliptic capsule with 3 or 4 locules and wings 2–7 mm (0.079–0.276 in) long and 2–14 mm (0.079–0.551 in) wide. [2]

Taxonomy

Dodonaea hispidula was first formally described in 1835 by Stephan Endlicher in his Atakta Botanika. [3]

The names of three subspecies of D. hispidula are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:

Distribution and habitat

This species of Dodonaea is found in tropical Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Conservation status

Dodonaea hispidula and all 3 subspecies are listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [14] [10] [12] of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 [15] and the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act . [11] [13] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea hispidula". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. "Dodonaea hispidula". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  4. "Dodonaea hispidula var. arida". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea hispidula var. arida". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  6. "Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  8. "Dodonaea hispidula var. phylloptera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea hispidula var. phylloptera". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula var. arida". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  11. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula var. arida". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula var. phylloptera". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  13. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula var. phylloptera". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  14. "Dodonaea hispidula". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  15. "Species profile—Dodonaea hispidula". Queensland Government Department of Education and Science. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  16. "Dodonaea hispidula". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 11 March 2025.