Dodonaea caespitosa Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious spreading, compact shrub to 0.5 m high. Leaves simple, sessile, linear, sometimes terete, obtuse and recurved at apex, revolute, entire or with 1–4 irregular teeth above middle, not constricted at base, 0.2–1 cm long, c. 0.1 cm wide, glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Flowers solitary, subsessile. Sepals 3, ovate, 1.5–2.3 mm long, caducous. Stamens 6. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 3-angled, rarely 4-angled, excluding appendages globose, including appendages 4.5–6 mm long, 5–9 mm wide, glabrous; appendages horn-like, at capsule apex, 1–3 mm wide, crustaceous; dehiscence septifragal.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

Grows in mallee scrub and mallee heath communities, often in granitic soils and associated with granite outcrops.
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Distribution

Dodonaea caespitosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782856-1
WFO ID wfo-0000652977
COL ID 373MV
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Synonyms

Dodonaea caespitosa