Biology:Owenia acidula
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Short description: Species of tree
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Owenia |
| Species: | O. acidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Owenia acidula | |
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Owenia acidula, commonly known as emu apple, is small or medium-sized tree of outback woodlands native to Australia . It may grow to ten metres tall.[1]
The pinnate leaves are bright green and shiny, with leaflets 2–5 cm long. Broken twigs ooze a milky sap. The edible fruit is purplish-red with paler speckles, 2–4 cm wide with a large stone-like seed.
Uses
The fruit pulp is an Aboriginal bushfood and apparently causes hallucinations. The fruits ripen after falling off the tree, and have a sour flavour.[2]
Gallery
Mature Owenia acidula tree
Fruit and leaves
References
- ↑ "Owenia acidula F.Muell.". PlantNet: NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Owenia~acidula.
- ↑ Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 0-207-16930-6.
External links
- "Owenia acidula F.Muell.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891072.
Wikidata ☰ Q7114726 entry
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