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Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)

Dodonaea viscosa collected from Makauwahi Cave Reserve on Kauai. Image by Raffaela Abbriano (NTBG Seed Lab). Photo Credit: Raffaela Abbriano

Global Rank: N/A
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Sapindaceae
State: AZ, FL, HI
Nature Serve ID:
Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 06/17/2021

Description:

Where is Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Hopbush can be found in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)?

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/25/21

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/03/23

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

05/11/2023

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia.

Dustin Wolkis

08/18/2022

On 07/28/2022 National Tropical Botanical Garden Kupu Members Emily Saling and Sophia Shadle along with Herbarium Curator Tim Flynn (pictured below) collected Dodonaea viscosa seeds from dune ridges at Polihale State Park, Kauai, HI.

Center for Plant Conservation

08/18/2021

In 2021, CPC contracted the National Tropical Botanical Garden to recollect seed from a population currently held in long term orthodox seed storage as part of an IMLS-funded seed longevity experiment. The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation will evaluate how germination tested viability and RNA Integrity of seed lots decline over time in storage.