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Sapindaceae

Sapindaceae Juss. - Soapberry Family

1. Dodonaea viscosa viscosa (L.) Jacq.

(Dodonaea arabica, Dodonaea arborea, Dodonaea arborescens, Dodonaea arizonica, Dodonaea bialata, Dodonaea brasiliensis, Dodonaea burmanniana, Dodonaea candolleana, Dodonaea conferta, Dodonaea dioica, Dodonaea dombeyana, Dodonaea eriocarpa, Dodonaea fauriei, Dodonaea heterophylla, Dodonaea jamaicensis, Dodonaea kingii, Dodonaea latifolia, Dodonaea linearifolia, Dodonaea linearis, Dodonaea lucida, Dodonaea microcarpa, Dodonaea microcarya, Dodonaea natalensis, Dodonaea neriifolia, Dodonaea oblongifolia, Dodonaea ovata, Dodonaea pallida, Dodonaea pentandra, Dodonaea repanda, Dodonaea salicifolia, Dodonaea sandwicensis, Dodonaea skottsbergii, Dodonaea spathulata, Dodonaea spatulata, Dodonaea stenoptera, Dodonaea thunbergiana, Dodonaea umbellata, Dodonaea wightiana, Dsodonaea viscosa, Ptelea viscosa)

Common names: hopbush, neeh, shath

Extract from Wikipedia article: Dodonaea viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and Australasia.

LinkSeeds (winged capsule) of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
LinkWinged seeds of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
LinkWinged seed capsules of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
LinkHopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) with seeds on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
LinkHopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) near a fence on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
LinkFlowers of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 19, 2015
LinkFlowers of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 19, 2015
LinkClose up of flowers of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 19, 2015
LinkWinged seed capsules of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2015
LinkClose up of winged seed capsules of hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2015

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