Dodonaea concinna
| Dodonaea concinna | |
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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. concinna
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| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea concinna | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dodonaea adenophora auct. non Miq., Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae | |
Dodonaea concinna is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, erect, rounded shrub with paripinnate leaves with four to twelve linear leaflets, flowers arranged singly, in pairs or threes with eight stamens, and four-winged capsules with leathery wings.
Description
[edit]Dodonaea concinna is a dioecious, dense, erect, rounded, compact shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). Its leaves are paripinnate, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long with four to twelve linear leaflets 4.5–9 mm (0.18–0.35 in) long and 0.7–1 mm (0.028–0.039 in) wide on a petiole 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) long. The flowers are borne singly, in pairs or threes, each flower on a pedicel 3.6–5.5 mm (0.14–0.22 in) long. The four sepals are egg-shaped, 2.0–2.4 mm (0.079–0.094 in) long, but that fall off as the flowers open. Each flower has eight stamens and the ovary is glabrous. The fruit is usually a four-winged, broadly elliptic capsule 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) long and 8.5–12.5 mm (0.33–0.49 in) wide, with leathery wings 2.5–4.0 mm (0.098–0.157 in) wide.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Dodonaea concinna was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859.[4][5] The specific epithet (concinna) means 'neat, pretty or elegant'.[6]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species of Dodonaea grows in eucalypt mallee scrub from the Pingrup-Borden area to the Salmon Gums area, in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
[edit]Dodonaea concinna is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dodonaea concinna". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ a b West, Judith Gay. Busby, John R. (ed.). "Dodonaea ceratocarpa". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Dodonaea concinna". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Dodonaea concinna". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Bentham, George (1863). Flora Australiensis. London: Lovell Reeves & Co. p. 487. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Stearn, William T. (1992). Botanical Latin. Portland Oregon: Timber Press. p. 389.