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'''''Owenia''''' is a genus of plants, mainly [[tree]]s in the |
'''''Owenia''''' is a genus of plants, mainly [[tree]]s in the family [[Meliaceae]]. They are endemic to [[Australia]] and fairly widespread across the continent. There are five species in the genus, most from [[New South Wales]] and living in conditions ranging from wet [[rainforest]] to the verges of the [[desert]]. Like many plants, it plays its part in [[patch dynamics]]. |
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One species, ''[[Owenia |
One species, ''[[Owenia cepiodora]]'', is rare, and is renowned for having freshly cut bark that smells of [[onion]]s. Its common name is onion cedar or bog onion.{{CN|date=March 2019}} |
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The species recognised at the [[Australian Plant Census]] include<ref name="APC" /> |
The species recognised at the [[Australian Plant Census]] include<ref name="APC" /> |
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[[Category:Sapindales of Australia]] |
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Revision as of 04:29, 17 March 2019
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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 endemic to Australia and fairly widespread across the continent. There are five species in the genus, most from New South Wales and living in conditions ranging from wet rainforest to the verges of the desert. Like many plants, it plays its part in patch dynamics.
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[2]
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. 9 (1857). Reeve, Benham, and Reeve,: 303.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Vascular Plants APC - Owenia". Autralian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Owenia (Plant) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Owenia (Meliaceae) at Wikispecies
- Photograph of a Western Australian species
- "Owenia F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia.
