Dodonaea stenozyga
# Dodonaea stenozyga

Dodonaea stenozyga, commonly known as desert hop-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae and grows in southern parts of Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with small clusters of flowers and linear leaves.

## Description

Dodonaea stenozyga is an upright, rounded shrub to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high with paripinnate leaves 1–3.8 cm (0.39–1.50 in) long, leaflets linear, rounded at the apex, sometimes recurved, entire, 2-6 leaflets, 8–13.5 mm (0.31–0.53 in) long and on a petiole 9.5–20 mm (0.37–0.79 in) long. The flowers are usually in pairs or in a group of 3, pedicel 4–8.5 mm (0.16–0.33 in) long, 4 oval-shaped sepals, 1.5–3.2 mm (0.059–0.126 in) long and falling off early. Flowering has been recorded in September and the fruit is a 4 winged capsule, wings 3–6.5 mm (0.12–0.26 in) wide, leathery, capsule broadly elliptic to broadly egg-shaped, smooth, 8.5–14.5 mm (0.33–0.57 in) long and 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) wide.

## Taxonomy

Dodonaea stenozyga was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Brunonia. The specific epithet (stenozyga) means "joined" in reference to the pinnate leaves.

## Distribution and habitat

Desert hop-bush grows in semi-arid locations in mallee scrub or open woodland in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.

