Dodonaea aptera Miq.

Dioecious erect shrub to 3.5 m high. Leaves simple, elliptic, rarely obovate, obtuse, sometimes retuse, entire, attenuate at base; lamina 2.2–6 cm long, 1–3.2 cm wide, glabrous; petiole 4–10.5 mm long, rarely shorter. Flowers in terminal cymes or panicles; pedicels 3–7 mm long. Sepals 4, lanceolate, 2.5–3 mm long, caducous. Stamens 8. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 4-angled, subglobose, transversely obovate or broadly oblong in lateral view, 5–6 mm long, 6–7 mm wide, glabrous; appendages usually present, lobe-like, at capsule apex only, 0.5–1 mm wide, crustaceous; dehiscence septifragal.

Grows on coastal limestone cliffs or on shallow sand over limestone, usually in open eucalypt woodland.