Dodonaea amblyophylla Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious or rarely polygamo-dioecious erect shrub to 2 m high. Leaves simple, sessile, linear to oblong or oblanceolate, acute or obtuse, rarely mucronate, entire, attenuate at base, 2.2–4.5 cm long, 0.4–1 cm wide, glabrous. Flowers in 4–6-flowered cymes, terminal or axillary; pedicels 4–7.5 mm long. Sepals 4, linear to lanceolate, 1.6–2 mm long, caducous. Stamens 8, rarely as few as 6. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 3-winged, rarely 4-winged, broadly oblong or obovate in lateral view, 7.5–12 mm long, 8–17 mm wide, glabrous; wings 1–4 mm wide, membranous; dehiscence septifragal.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Grows in semi-arid to arid mallee scrub communities, usually in sand in sandplain country.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Dodonaea amblyophylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000652954
COL ID 6DC6F
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Synonyms

Dodonaea amblyophylla Dodonaea bursariifolia var. major