Dodonaea macrossanii
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| Dodonaea macrossanii | |
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| Near Kumbarilla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dodonaea |
| Species: | D. macrossanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea macrossanii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dodonaea macrossani F.Muell. orth. var. | |
Dodonaea macrossanii is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to a small area of eastern Australia. It is a spreading, dioecious shrub with imparipinnate leaves with usually four triangular or egg-shaped leaflets, the narrower end towards the base, flowers arranged singly with three lance-shaped sepals and six stamens, and 3- or 4-lobed capsules.
Dodonaea macrossanii is a spreading, dioecious shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its leaves are imparipinnate, 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) long on a petiole 0.8–1.4 mm (0.031–0.055 in) long, with between two and six triangular or egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, 1.8–4 mm (0.071–0.157 in) long and 1–3.2 mm (0.039–0.126 in) wide with a wedge-shaped base and two or three teeth at the tip. The flowers are arranged singly on a pedicel 0.7–0.8 mm (0.028–0.031 in) long with three egg-shaped sepals, 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long and six stamens. The ovary is covered with soft hairs. The fruit is a usually a three-lobed, elliptic capsule 2–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Dodonaea macrossanii was first formally described in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller in The Chemist and Druggist with Australasian Supplement from specimens collected by Benedetto Scortechini near Miles.[4][5]