Dodonaea

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Dodonaea

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<<Stamens>Anthers>Shape

sagittate or oblong1
1. 007-002-001

<<Stamens>Ovary>Carpel number

(2)3-5(6)2
2. 007-003-001

<<Stamens>Ovary>Ovule number per carpel

23
3. 007-003-002

<Calyx>Disk

disc wanting or intrastaminal in pistillate flowers.4
4. 006-003

<Calyx>Petals

petals wanting;5
5. 006-002

<Calyx>Sepal number

(3)-5-(7)6
6. 006-001

<Inflorescences>Flower arrangement

the flowers solitary or variously clustered along the rachis.7
7. 004-002

<Inflorescences>Position

axillary or distal8
8. 004-001

<Leaves>Stipules

stipules wanting.9
9. 003-001

<Seeds>Colour

usually black10
10. 009-001

<Seeds>Embryo

embryo with both cotyledons spirally coiled.11
11. 009-003

<Seeds>Shape

lenticular or subspherical12
12. 009-002

<Stamens>Anthers

anthers ;13
13. 007-002

<Stamens>Filaments

filaments short;14
14. 007-001

<Stamens>Ovary

ovary of carpels, each with ovules.15
15. 007-003

Calyx

Calyx of sepals;16
16. 006

Capsules

Capsules winged, thin walled.17
17. 008

Description

Shrubs. Young branches slightly ribbed. Leaves alternate, simple, petiolate or sessile; stipules wanting. Inflorescences axillary or distal panicles with determinate growth, the flowers solitary or variously clustered along the rachis. Flowers unisexual or bisexual (plants dioecious or polygamous-dioecious). Calyx of (3)-5-(7) sepals; petals wanting; disc wanting or intrastaminal in pistillate flowers. Stamens usually twice as many as the sepals; filaments short; anthers sagittate or oblong; ovary of (2)3-5(6) carpels, each with 2 ovules. Capsules winged, thin walled. Seeds usually black, lenticular or subspherical, not arillate; embryo with both cotyledons spirally coiled.

Distribution

Australasia, Guianas present, Pantropical present
Primarily Australian genus with about 68 species (59 endemic to Australia, 8 pantropical, 1 in the Guianas).

Flowers

Flowers unisexual or bisexual (plants dioecious or polygamous-dioecious).18
18. 005

Habit

Shrubs.19
19. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences panicles with determinate growth,20
20. 004

Juvenile branches

Young branches slightly ribbed.21
21. 002

Leaves

Leaves alternate, simple, petiolate or sessile;22
22. 003

Seeds

Seeds , , not arillate;23
23. 009

Stamens

Stamens usually twice as many as the sepals;24
24. 007