Dodonaea petiolaris explained

Dodonaea petiolaris is a shrub species in the genus Dodonaea found in Australia.

Description

It is an erect shrub, 1–2(–5) m high living on sandy and loamy soils, on rocky hillsides and ridges.^[1] The seed possesses a water gap explaining its dormancy.^[2]

Chemicals

Dodonaea petiolaris yields the diterpene ent-3β-acetoxy-15,16-epoxylabda-8(17),13(16),14-trien-18-oic acid (C₂₂H₂₈O₆) or its enantiomer.^[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.^[4]

See also

• List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller
• Flora of New South Wales

External links

• Web site: Dodonaea petiolaris F.Muell . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora. Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Western Australian Herbarium. florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
2. Identification and characterization of the water gap in the physically dormant seeds of Dodonaea petiolaris: a first report for Sapindaceae . S.R. . Turner . A. . Cook . J.M. . Baskin . C.C. . Baskin . R.E. . Tuckett . K.J. . Steadman . K.W. . Dixon . Annals of Botany . 2009 . 104 . 5 . 833–844 . 10.1093/aob/mcp171 . 2749536 . 19620135.
3. The chemistry of Dodonaea spp. VIII. Isolation and crystal structure of a diterpene acid from Dodonaea petiolaris . P.R.. Jefferies. T.G.. Payne. C.L.. Raston. Colin Raston. A.H.. White. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 34. 5. 1001–7. 10.1071/CH9811001. 1981.
4. Web site: Dodonaea petiolaris . 2010-01-15 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.