Dodonaea trifida

Description

Dodonaea trifida is a chin tree plant species described by Ferdinand von Mueller . Dodonaea trifida is included in the genus Dodonaea and the family of chinwood plants . D. viscosa is a shrub growing to 1-3 m (3.3-9.8 ft) tall, rarely a small tree to 9 m (30 ft) tall. The leaves are variable in shape: generally obovate but some of them are lanceolate, often sessile, 4-7.5 cm (1.6-3.0 in) long and 1-1.5 cm (0.39-0.59 in) broad, alternate in arrangement, and secrete a resinous substance. Many specimens have a pointed or rounded apex. Leaf base is extended. Leaf texture is leathery, tough, but also pliable. Midribs are medium becoming less visible close to the apex. Secondary veins are thin, generally indistinct; Veins: often 6 to 10 pairs, indifferently opposite, subopposite, and alternate, camptodrome.