Dodonaea hirsuta Maiden & Betche

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious erect shrub to 1.5 m high. Leaves simple, obtriangular or angular-obovate to narrowly angular-obovate and conduplicate, truncate, 3–5-toothed, entire, revolute, cuneate or rarely attenuate at base, 0.3–0.6 cm long, 0.3–0.5 cm wide, hirsute; petiole 0.5–0.8 mm long. Flowers solitary; pedicel 4.5–7 mm long. Sepals 4, lanceolate, 1.5–2.6 mm long, persistent. Stamens not seen. Ovary densely pubescent. Capsule 3-winged, rarely 4-winged, transversely elliptic to orbicular in lateral view, 11–15.5 mm long, 12–17 mm wide, hirsute; wings 2.5–4.5 mm wide, 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) 1.5
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Environment

Grows on granite hillsides and on sandstone in dry sclerophyll forest or heathland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Dodonaea hirsuta world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653052
COL ID 373P2
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Synonyms

Dodonaea hirsuta Dodonaea peduncularis var. hirsuta