Dodonaea petiolaris

Dodonaea petiolaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dodonaea
Species: D. petiolaris
Binomial name
Dodonaea petiolaris
F.Muell.

Dodonaea petiolaris is a shrub species in the genus Dodonaea 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.[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]

References

  1. Dodonaea petiolaris on florabase.calm.wa.gov.au
  2. Identification and characterization of the water gap in the physically dormant seeds of Dodonaea petiolaris: a first report for Sapindaceae. S. R. Turner, A. Cook, J. M. Baskin, C. C. Baskin R. E. Tuckett, K. J. Steadman and K. W. Dixon, Annals of Botany 2009 104(5):833-844
  3. Jefferies, P. R.; Payne, T. G.; Raston, C. L.; White, A. H. "The chemistry of Dodonaea spp. VIII. Isolation and crystal structure of a diterpene acid from Dodonaea petiolaris". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 34 (5): 1001–1007. doi:10.1071/CH9811001.
  4. "Dodonaea petiolaris". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-15.

See also

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