Dodonaea divaricata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious spreading shrub to 0.5 m high. Leaves simple, sessile, linear, rarely narrowly elliptic or obovate, acute, entire or with 1–4 irregular teeth, attenuate at base, 0.3–0.8 cm long, 0.1–0.3 cm wide, puberulent. Flowers solitary; subsessile or with pedicels 0.5 mm long. Sepals 3, rarely 4 or 5, linear, 1.5–2 mm long, caducous. Stamens 6. Ovary glabrous or pubescent. Capsule 3-angled, excluding appendages globose, including appendages 3–5.5 mm long, 4–6 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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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Grows in mixed open mallee scrub, low wandoo woodland and in mallee heath.
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Distribution

Dodonaea divaricata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782875-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653001
COL ID 6DC7Z
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Synonyms

Dodonaea divaricata