- Dodonaea petiolaris
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Dodonaea petiolaris Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Dodonaea Species: D. petiolaris Binomial name Dodonaea petiolaris
F.Muell.Dodonaea petiolaris is a shrub species in the genus Dodonaea found in Australia.
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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]
References
- ^ Dodonaea petiolaris on florabase.calm.wa.gov.au
- ^ 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 and K. W. Dixon, Annals of Botany 2009 104(5):833-844
- ^ The chemistry of Dodonaea spp. VIII. Isolation and crystal structure of a diterpene acid from Dodonaea petiolaris. PR Jefferies, TG Payne, CL Raston and AH White, Australian Journal of Chemistry 34(5) 1001 - 1007
- ^ "Dodonaea petiolaris". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Dodonaea~petiolaris. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
See also
- List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller
- Flora of New South Wales
Categories:- Dodonaeoideae
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of South Australia
- Flora of Western Australia
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