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''Dodonaea petiolaris'' is a shrub species in the genus ''
Dodonaea ''Dodonaea'' is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants, often known as hop-bushes, in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, s ...
'' found in Australia.


Description

It is an erect shrub, 1–2(–5) m high living on sandy and loamy soils, on rocky hillsides and ridges. The seed possesses a water gap explaining its dormancy.


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.


Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.


See also

*
List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller This is a list of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller, including naturalised species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z {{columns-list, colwidth=30em, * '' ...
* Flora of New South Wales


References


External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q5287987 petiolaris Flora of New South Wales Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland Flora of South Australia Flora of Western Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller