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
Varieties
  • D. h. var. arida(S.T.Reynolds) M.G.Harr. (2010)
  • D. h. var. hispidula
  • D. h. var. indeterminateMark Gardener and Matthew Marrinan (Tropical Savannas Fire Response Database)
  • D. h. var. phylloptera(F. von Mueller s.n. MEL 101393)
Synonyms
  • Distichostemon hispidulus

Dodonaea hispidula is a species of flowering plant in the hop-bush genus of the soapberry family. It is native to tropical northern Australia, where it occurs from the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia, across the Top End of the Northern Territory, to northern Queensland. [1] In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions. [1]

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Description

It grows as a shrub up to about 2 m in height. The usually clustered leaves are 15–90 mm long, 8–34 mm wide. The flowers are 5–14 mm in diameter. The ellipsoidal fruits are 2–7 mm long, 2–14 mm wide. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dodonaea hispidula". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Distichostemon hispidulus". Flora of Australia Online (FOA Vol.25). Australian Biological Resources Study. 1985. Retrieved 3 August 2014.