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Dodonaea hispidula
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D. hispidula
Binomial name
Dodonaea hispidula
Variation
  • D. h. var. arida (S.T.Reynolds) M.G.Harr. (2010)
  • D. h. var. hispidula
  • D. h. var. indeterminate Mark Gardener and Matthew Marrinan (Tropical Savannas Fire Response Database)
  • D. h. var. phylloptera (F. von Mueller s.n. MEL 101393)
Synonyms
  • Distichostemon hispidulus

Dodonaea hispidula is a species of flowering plant in the hop-bush genus of the soapberry family. It is native to tropical northern Australia, where it occurs from the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia, across the Top End of the Northern Territory, to northern Queensland.[1] In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.[1]

Description

It grows as a shrub up to about 2 m in height. The usually clustered leaves are 15–90 mm long, 8–34 mm wide. The flowers are 5–14 mm in diameter. The ellipsoidal fruits are 2–7 mm long, 2–14 mm wide.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dodonaea hispidula". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Distichostemon hispidulus". Flora of Australia Online (FOA Vol.25). Australian Biological Resources Study. 1985. Retrieved 2014-08-03.