Owenia acidula
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Owenia |
| Species: | O. acidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Owenia acidula F.Muell. | |
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]
References
- "Owenia acidula F.Muell". PlantNet: NSW Flora Online.
- Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 0-207-16930-6.
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