Dodonaea petiolaris

Dodonaea petiolaris is a shrub species in the genus Dodonaea found in Australia.

Dodonaea petiolaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dodonaea
Species:	D. petiolaris
Binomial name
Dodonaea petiolaris F.Muell.

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]

See also

• List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller
• Flora of New South Wales

References

1. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
2. Turner, S.R.; Cook, A.; Baskin, J.M.; Baskin, C.C.; Tuckett, R.E.; Steadman, K.J.; Dixon, K.W. (2009). "Identification and characterization of the water gap in the physically dormant seeds of Dodonaea petiolaris: a first report for Sapindaceae". Annals of Botany. 104 (5): 833–844. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp171. PMC 2749536. PMID 19620135.
3. Jefferies, P.R.; Payne, T.G.; Raston, C.L.; White, A.H. (1981). "The chemistry of Dodonaea spp. VIII. Isolation and crystal structure of a diterpene acid from Dodonaea petiolaris". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 34 (5): 1001–7. doi:10.1071/CH9811001.
4. "Dodonaea petiolaris". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-15.

External links

• "Dodonaea petiolaris F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia.