Dodonaea aptera

Dodonaea aptera
Dodonaea aptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species: D. aptera
Binomial name
Dodonaea aptera
Miq.

Dodonaea aptera, commonly known as Coast Hop-bush, is a species of coastal shrub endemic to Western Australia.

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Description

It grows as an erect or spreading shrub from a half to 3½ metres high.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was published by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1845, based on specimens collected in 1839 at Garden Island, Rottnest Island, and Arthurs Head, Fremantle.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Western Australia, growing in limestone areas along the coast from Cape Leeuwin north to Shark Bay.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dodonaea aptera Miq.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4754. 
  2. ^ "Dodonaea aptera Miq.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=1966. 


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