Dodonaea macrossanii is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to a small area of eastern Australia. It is a spreading, dioecious shrub with imparipinnate leaves with usually four triangular or egg-shaped leaflets, the narrower end towards the base, flowers arranged singly with three lance-shaped sepals and six stamens, and 3- or 4-lobed capsules.
Dodonaea macrossanii is a spreading, dioecious shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30cm (12in). Its leaves are imparipinnate, 20–60mm (0.79–2.36in) long on a petiole0.8–1.4mm (0.031–0.055in) long, with between two and six triangular or egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, 1.8–4mm (0.071–0.157in) long and 1–3.2mm (0.039–0.126in) wide with a wedge-shaped base and two or three teeth at the tip. The flowers are arranged singly on a pedicel0.7–0.8mm (0.028–0.031in) long with three egg-shaped sepals, 1.5–2.0mm (0.059–0.079in) long and six stamens. The ovary is covered with soft hairs. The fruit is a usually a three-lobed, elliptic capsule 2–3.5mm (0.079–0.138in) long and 4–6mm (0.16–0.24in) wide.[2][3]
This species of Dodonaea grows in woodland and grows in the Darling Downs area of south-eastern Queensland and near Yetman in northern New South Wales.[2][3]
1 2 West, Judith G. Busby, John R. (ed.). "Dodonaea macrossani". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ von Mueller, Ferdinand; Scortechini, Benedetto (1882). "Definitions of some new Australian plants". The chemist and druggist, with Australasian supplement. 4 (45): 69. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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