Dodonaea triquetra

Dodonaea triquetra, commonly known as large-leaf hop-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is usually a dioecious shrub with simple elliptic, sometimes lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves, flowers in panicles on the ends of branches, each flower usually with four sepals, eight stamens, and a three-winged capsule.

Description

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves are 5-11 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. They are pointed at the tip. The flowers are small and 1 cm across. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are 3 winged capsule. They are greenish-red and turn purple brown as they ripen. They are 1 cm long and 1 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit have been used as a substitute for hops in brewing and as a yeast substitute for bread making.

Traditional Uses

The fruit have been used as a hop substitute and as a yeast substitute fro bread making.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Australia,

Cultivation

Plants grow from seeds.

Synonyms

References (1)

• Caton, J.M. & Hardwick, R. J., 2016, Field Guide to Useful Native Plants from Temperate Australia. Harbour Publishing House. p 254

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