Dodonaea megazyga F.Muell. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious erect shrub or small tree to 5 m high. Leaves imparipinnate, 7.2–14.5 cm long excluding petiole, rarely to 20.5 cm; leaflets 19–31, rarely as few as 13, lanceolate, usually oblique, acute, entire, revolute, cuneate at base, 17–24.5 mm long, rarely to 42 mm long, 4–7.5 mm wide, puberulent; petiole 18.5–30 mm long, rarely to 47.5 mm. Flowers in many-flowered axillary cymes; pedicels 2.2–7 mm long. Sepals 3 or 4, lanceolate to broadly ovate or broadly oblong, 1.8–2.7 mm long, caducous. Stamens 8. Ovary sparsely pubescent. Capsule 3-winged, depressed-obovate in lateral view, 7.5–10.5 mm long, 13.5–22.5 mm wide, glabrous; wings 4.5–8 mm wide, membranous; dehiscence septifragal.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

Grows in dry sclerophyll forest or on margins of rainforest, usually in sandstone.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Dodonaea megazyga world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Dodonaea megazyga threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782919-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653084
COL ID 373PV
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Synonyms

Dodonaea megazyga Dodonaea viscosa var. megazyga