Dodonaea triquetra J.C.Wendl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Dodonaea

Characteristics

Dioecious or rarely polygamo-dioecious erect shrub to 3 m high. Leaves simple, elliptic, sometimes lanceolate or ovate, acuminate to acute, entire or sinuate, narrowly cuneate to attenuate at base; lamina 4.5–12 cm long, 1–4.7 cm wide, glabrous; petiole 2–7 mm long. Flowers in terminal panicles; pedicels 4.3–8.5 mm long, rarely to 15 mm. Sepals 4, rarely 5, broadly triangular, 0.6–1 mm long, caducous. Stamens 8, rarely 10. Ovary glabrous. Capsule 3-winged, broadly obovate or broadly oblong in lateral view, 9.5–16 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, glabrous; wings 2–5 mm wide, membranous; dehiscence septifragal.
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A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves are 5-11 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. They are pointed at the tip. The flowers are small and 1 cm across. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are 3 winged capsule. They are greenish-red and turn purple brown as they ripen. They are 1 cm long and 1 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in dry and wet sclerophyll forest usually in sand or sandstone.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The fruit have been used as a hop substitute and as a yeast substitute fro bread making.
Uses material
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Plants grow from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

Dodonaea triquetra unspecified picture

Distribution

Dodonaea triquetra world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84498-3
WFO ID wfo-0000653163
COL ID 373RN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dodonaea cestroides Dodonaea triquetra Dodonaea laurina Dodonaea longipes Dodonaea heterophylla Dodonaea laurifolia