Dodonaea hexandra F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious spreading shrub to 0.6 m high. Leaves simple, sessile, linear, channelled below, convex above, acute, entire, strongly revolute, attenuate at base, 0.6–1.4 cm long, rarely to 3.5 cm, 0.1–0.2 cm wide, glabrous. Flowers solitary, rarely paired; pedicels 1–1.5 mm long. Sepals 3, ovate, 1.5–3.6 mm long, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 3-angled, globose or angular-obovate in lateral view, 5–7 mm long, 5–8 mm wide, glabrous; appendages often absent, or if present lobe-like, at capsule apex, to 0.5 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) 0.6
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Environment

Found in alkaline soils in mallee scrub communities, particularly in mallee broombush.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Dodonaea hexandra world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782891-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653051
COL ID 373NZ
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Synonyms

Dodonaea hexandra