Dodonaea microzyga

Dodonaea microzyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species: D. microzyga
Binomial name
Dodonaea microzyga
F.Muell.

Dodonaea microzyga, commonly known as brilliant hopbush, is a shrub in the family Sapindaceae. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high.[1][2]

The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863 based on plant material collected in the vicinity of Neales River in South Australia during an expedition of John McDouall Stuart. [3]

Two varieties are recognised:[3]

References

  1. "Dodonaea microzyga Miq.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. New South Wales Flora Online: Dodonaea microzyga by P. G. Wilson & J. A. Scott, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dodonaea microzyga". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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