Dodonaea subglandulifera explained

Dodonaea subglandulifera, commonly known as Peep Hill hop-bush,^[1] is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with flowers in small groups that are yellow-greenish to red-maroon.

Description

Dodonaea subglandulifera is an upright shrub high with imparipinnate leaves long, leaflets linear, rounded at the apex, mostly entire or sometimes with a few teeth, sticky, glandular on the lower surface, smooth, and on a petiole long. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 borne in leaf axils on a pedicel long, sepals oval-shaped, long and falling off early. Flowering occurs from February to August and the fruit is a 3 or 4 winged capsule, elliptic to egg-shaped and with occasional hairs.^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomy

Dodonaea subglandulifera was first formally described in 1984 by Judith Gay West and the description was published in Brunonia.^{[4] [5]}

Distribution and habitat

Peep Hill hop-bush grows in semi-arid locations in south-eastern South Australia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dodonaea subglandulifera . Fact sheet - Landscape SA . South Australian Govt. . 17 May 2023.
2. Book: George . A.S . Flora of Australia 25 . 1987 . Australian Government Publishing Service . Canberra . 150 .
3. Web site: Dodonaea subglandulifera . eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia . State Herbarium of South Australia . 17 May 2023.
4. Web site: Dodonaea subglandulifera . Australian Plant Name Index . 17 May 2023.
5. West . Judith . Dodonaea subglandulifera . Brunonia . 1984 . 7 . 1 . 105 . 17 May 2023.