Biology:Owenia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of trees
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| Owenia acidula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Owenia F.Muell.[1] |
Owenia is a genus of plants, mainly trees in the family Meliaceae. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2] They are endemic to Australia and fairly widespread across the continent. There are five species in the genus, living in conditions ranging from wet rainforest to the verges of the desert.
One species, Owenia cepiodora, is rare, and is renowned for having freshly cut bark that smells of onions. Its common name is onion cedar or bog onion.[citation needed]
The species recognised at the Australian Plant Census include[3]
- Owenia acidula
- Owenia cepiodora
- Owenia reliqua
- Owenia reticulata
- Owenia vernicosa
References
- ↑ Mueller, F.J.H (1857). "On some New Genera of Australian Plants, discovered during the progress of the North Australian Exploring Expedition ; by Dr. F. Mueller, Botanist to the Expedition, and Colonial Botanist at Victoria". Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. (Reeve, Benham, and Reeve) 9 (1857): 303. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/785195.
- ↑ Pennington, T. D.; Styles, B. T. (1975). "A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae". Blumea 22: 419—540.
- ↑ "Vascular Plants APC - Owenia". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search?product=APC&tree.id=&name=Owenia&inc._scientific=&inc._cultivar=&max=100&display=&search=true. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links
- Photograph of a Western Australian species
- "Owenia F.Muell.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2915672.
Wikidata ☰ Q16746726 entry
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