Dodonaea procumbens

Dodonaea procumbens, commonly known as the creeping hop bush, is a species of shrub in the genus Dodonaea found in eastern Australia.[2] It was one of eleven species selected for the Save a Species Walk campaign in April 2016; scientists walked 300 km to raise money for collection of seeds to be prepared and stored at the Australian PlantBank at the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan.[3]

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

References

  1. Mueller, Ferd. (1855). "Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian Plants, chiefly collected within the Boundaries of the Colony of Victoria". Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria. 1: 8.
  2. P. G. Wilson & J. A. Scott (1991). "Dodonaea procumbens F.Muell". Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. Barlass, Tim (10 April 2016). "Scientists race to save 11 endangered plants in NSW". Sydney Morning Herald.


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