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Taxon

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq.

Protologue Enum. Syst. Pl. 19. 1760 [Aug-Sep 1760]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
All9subsp. angustissima1subsp. viscosa1
Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 348.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 348.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 338.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 338.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 319.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 319.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 328.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 346.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 346.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 340.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 340.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 327.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 327.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 330.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 337.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 337.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 347.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 347.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 322.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 322.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 329.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 329.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 320.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 320.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 321.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 321.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 333.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 326.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 326.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 345.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 345.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 335.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 335.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 331.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 331.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 343.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 343.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 332.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 332.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 342.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 342.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 325.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 325.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 339.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 339.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 336.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 336.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 349.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 349.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 341.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 341.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 334.jpg

Dodonaea thunbergiana, 86.400--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 334.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03. 003.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03. 003.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 308.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 308.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 305.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 305.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 303.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 303.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 304.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 304.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 307.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 307.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 306.jpg

Dodonaea viscosa--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 306.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (123).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (123).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (124).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (124).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (125).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa, Davidson, C 11927--AZ. Yavapai Co. Crown King Rd. 7 May 2012. DSC0894 1 (125).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (115).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (115).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (110).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (110).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (120).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (120).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (116).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (116).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (119).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (119).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (114).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (114).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (112).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (112).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (117).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (117).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (109).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (109).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (118).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (118).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (113).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (113).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (111).JPG

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Davidson, C 13467--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (111).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 164 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into California, Chagos Archipelago, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Easter Is., Iraq, Madeira, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 9 occurrences across 5 countries.

Distribution

Dodonaea viscosa

subsp. angustissima

subsp. viscosa

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

86.400

August 9, 2007

Location

United States, California (San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum)

Location Remarks

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 14, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 11927

May 7, 2012

Location

United States, Arizona, Yavapai (Mayer)

34.251389, -112.297722

Location Remarks

15 miles west of Cleator on Crown King Road, off Highway 17, north of Phoenix. 1392 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Pat Crowley

Garden no. 92216B

April 7, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Buerki S., et al. 186

February 10, 2011

Location

Fiji, Viti Levu

-17.720278, 178.033611

Location Remarks

Monasavu Rd., 3.5 km past Monasavu Dam access rd., along road toward Tavua. Humid forest. 960 m elev.

Collectors

Sven Buerki, Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Identified by

Sven Buerki

Notes

Arbuste 2-3m, infl. avec des fl. femelles; jeunes fr.

Davidson, C 13467

October 28, 2016

Identified as

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima

Location

Australia, Western Australia (Perth, Kenwick)

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrub 0.5-1 m.

No collection number

December 4, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz (La Paz)

-16.5525, -68.096111

Location Remarks

Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 15, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 17, 2004

Identified as

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa

Location

Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki)

-6.2025, 39.205556

Location Remarks

Jozani Forest to Paje Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Dodonaea

Specific Epithet

viscosa

Authorship

(L.) Jacq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#200,486 of 335,497

Top 60%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Dodonaea thunbergiana Radlk.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy