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'''''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, |
'''''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, living in conditions ranging from wet [[rainforest]] to the verges of the [[desert]]. |
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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}} |
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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Revision as of 06:42, 9 August 2020
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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, 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[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.
- ^ "Vascular Plants APC - Owenia". Australian 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.
