Dodonaea
 Dodonaea is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa the Americas southern Asia and Australasia. By far the highest species diversity is in Australia. The genus is named after Rembert Dodoens also known as Rembertus Dodonaeus.They are shrubs and small trees growing to 1–5 metres (3.3–16.4 ft) tall. The leaves are alternate simple or pinnate.