Biology:Dodonaea aptera
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Dodonaea aptera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Dodonaea |
Species: | D. aptera
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Binomial name | |
Dodonaea aptera Miq.
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Dodonaea aptera, commonly known as coast hop-bush, is a species of coastal shrub endemic to Western Australia.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dodonaea aptera Miq.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4754.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- "Dodonaea aptera Miq". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898366.
Wikidata ☰ Q5287986 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodonaea aptera.
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