Dodonaea hispidula

Dodonaea hispidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species: D. hispidula
Binomial name
Dodonaea hispidula
Endl.
Variation
  • D. h. var. arida (S.T.Reynolds) M.G.Harr. (2010)
  • D. h. var. hispidula
  • D. h. var. indeterminate Mark 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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dodonaea hispidula". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. "Distichostemon hispidulus". Flora of Australia Online (FOA Vol.25). Australian Biological Resources Study. 1985. Retrieved 2014-08-03.