Dodonaea subglandulifera

Peep Hill hop-bush
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dodonaea
Species:	D. subglandulifera
Binomial name
Dodonaea subglandulifera J.G.West[1]

Dodonaea subglandulifera, commonly known as Peep Hill hop-bush,[2] 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 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) high with imparipinnate leaves 0.7–1.6 cm (0.28–0.63 in) 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 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 borne in leaf axils on a pedicel 3.5–6.5 mm (0.14–0.26 in) long, sepals oval-shaped, 1.6–2.5 mm (0.063–0.098 in) 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.[3][4]

Taxonomy

Dodonaea subglandulifera was first formally described in 1984 by Judith Gay West and the description was published in Brunonia.[5][6]

Distribution and habitat

Peep Hill hop-bush grows in semi-arid locations in south-eastern South Australia.[3]

References

1. "Dodonaea subglandulifera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
2. "Dodonaea subglandulifera". Fact sheet - Landscape SA. South Australian Govt. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
3. George, A.S (1987). Flora of Australia 25 (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 150.
4. "Dodonaea subglandulifera" (PDF). eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
5. "Dodonaea subglandulifera". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
6. West, Judith (1984). "Dodonaea subglandulifera". Brunonia. 7 (1): 105. Retrieved 17 May 2023.