Dodonaea subglandulifera, commonly known as Peep Hill hop-bush,[2] is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with flowers in small groups that are yellow-greenish to red-maroon.
| Peep Hill hop-bush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dodonaea |
| Species: | D. subglandulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodonaea subglandulifera | |
Description
Dodonaea subglandulifera is an upright shrub 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) high with imparipinnate leaves 0.7–1.6 cm (0.28–0.63 in) long, leaflets linear, rounded at the apex, mostly entire or sometimes with a few teeth, sticky, glandular on the lower surface, smooth, and on a petiole 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 borne in leaf axils on a pedicel 3.5–6.5 mm (0.14–0.26 in) long, sepals oval-shaped, 1.6–2.5 mm (0.063–0.098 in) long and falling off early. Flowering occurs from February to August and the fruit is a 3 or 4 winged capsule, elliptic to egg-shaped and with occasional hairs.[3][4]
Taxonomy
Dodonaea subglandulifera was first formally described in 1984 by Judith Gay West and the description was published in Brunonia.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
Peep Hill hop-bush grows in semi-arid locations in south-eastern South Australia.[3]