Dodonaea heteromorpha J.G.West

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious erect shrub to 3 m high. Leaves sessile, usually simple, sometimes irregularly pinnate with 1–10 leaflets; simple leaves 3.5–8.3 cm long, 0.2–0.5 cm wide; leaflets 0.6–3 cm long, 0.2–0.3 cm wide; lamina of simple leaves and leaflets linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, entire and revolute, attenuate at base, glabrous. Flowers in axillary cymes; pedicels 3.5–10 mm long, rarely to 12.5 mm. Sepals 4, ovate, 1.5–2.3 mm long, caducous. Stamens 8. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 4-winged, transversely oblong in lateral view, 5–6.5 mm long, 15–25 mm wide, glabrous; wings 6.5–10 mm wide, membranous or rarely coriaceous; dehiscence septifragal.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

Grows in semi-arid areas in skeletal soils with mallee ironbark or on red soil plains in open woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Dodonaea heteromorpha world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907650-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653049
COL ID 373NX
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Synonyms

Dodonaea heteromorpha Dodonaea truncatiales var. heterophylla