Dodonaea microzyga
| Dodonaea microzyga | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dodonaea |
| Species: | D. microzyga |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea microzyga F.Muell. | |
Dodonaea microzyga, commonly known as brilliant hopbush, is a shrub in the family Sapindaceae. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high.[1][2]
The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863 based on plant material collected in the vicinity of Neales River in South Australia during an expedition of John McDouall Stuart. [3]
Two varieties are recognised:[3]
- D. microzyga var. acrolobata J.G.West (Western Australia)
- D. microzyga F.Muell. var. microzyga
References
- ↑ "Dodonaea microzyga Miq.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ P. G. Wilson & J. A. Scott. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dodonaea microzyga". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- 1 2 "Dodonaea microzyga". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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