| Dodonaea concinna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dodonaea |
| Species: | D. concinna
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| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea concinna | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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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
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.23
Taxonomy and naming
Dodonaea concinna was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859.45 The specific epithet (concinna) means 'neat, pretty or elegant'.6
Distribution and habitat
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.23
Conservation status
Dodonaea concinna is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.3
References
References
- "Dodonaea concinna". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- 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.
- "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.