Family: Sapindaceae
Dodonaea subglandulifera
Citation:
J.G. West, Brunonia 7:105 (1984).
Synonymy: D. tenuifolia sensu J. Black, Fl. S. Aust. 542:fig. 698 (1952), auct. non Lindley.
, Dodonaea adenophora, Dodonaea sp. B Common name: None
Description:
Dioecious or rarely polygamo-dioecious erect shrub, 1-2 m high; leaves imparipinnate, 0.7-1.6 cm long excluding the petiole; leaflets 9-17, linear, obtuse, entire or very rarely with 1 or 2 teeth near the apex, 3-7.5 x 0.8-1.5 mm, viscous, with raised glands on the lower surface only, glabrous; petiole 1-3 mm long.
Flowers 2 or 3 together, axillary; pedicels 3.5-6.5 mm long; sepals 3 or 4, ovate, 1.6-2.5 mm long, caducous; stamens 6-8; ovary sparsely pubescent.
Capsule 3- or 4-winged, transverse-elliptic to transverse-obovate in lateral view, 6.5-7 x 10-15 mm, sparsely pubescent, septifragally dehiscent, wings 3-4 mm broad, extending from the base to the apex of the capsule.
| Dodonaea subglandulifera leaf.
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Image source: fig 422j in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Dodonaea subglandulifera capsules.
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Image source: fig 423j in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
West (1984) Brunonia 7:figs 64, 65.
Distribution:
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Semi-arid mallee areas.
S.Aust.: FR, NL, MU, YP.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Sept. (1 specimen).
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Taxonomic notes:
The species is known from only a small number of isolated collections.
Author:
Not yet available
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