Dodonaea dodecandra
| Dodonaea dodecandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dodonaea |
| Species: | D. dodecandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea dodecandra | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distichostemon dodecandrus Domin | |
Dodonaea dodecandra is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a low-lying shrub with simple, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers usually arranged singly or in open racemes, with ten to fifteen stamens, and triangular capsules with three triangular wings.
Description
[edit]Dodonaea dodecandra is a low-lying shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and has rigid branches. Its leaves are simple, egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 10–42 mm (0.39–1.65 in) long and 5–17 mm (0.20–0.67 in) wide on a petiole 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in) long. The flowers are usually borne singly or in racemes in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long. Each flower has six to ten linear, egg-shaped or elliptic sepals, 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long and ten to fifteen stamens, the style 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long. The fruit is a three-winged, triangular or round capsule 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in) long and up to 22 mm (0.87 in) wide, the wings 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide..[2]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]This species was first formally described in 1927 by Karel Domin, who gave it the name Distichostemon dodecandrus in Bibliotheca Botanica from specimens he collected near Pentland in 1910.[3] In 2010, Mark Harrington transferred the species to Dodonaea as D. dodecandra in Australian Systematic Botany.[4] The specific epithet (dodecandra) means 'twelve-stamened'.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Dodonaea dodecandra grows in sandy or pebbly soils on hillsides between Mareeba and Torrens Creek in Queensland.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Dodonaea dodecandra is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dodonaea dodecandra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Sally T. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Dodonaea dodecandra". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Distichostemon dodecandrus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Dodonaea dodecandra". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Stearn, William T. (1992). Botanical Latin. Portland Oregon: Timber Press. p. 402.
- ^ "Species profile—Dodonaea dodecandra". Queensland Government Department of Education and Science. Retrieved 12 February 2025.