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Owenia cepiodora F.Muell.
Family Meliaceae
Common name: Bog Onion, Onion Cedar

Owenia cepiodora F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Tree up to 30 m high, buds resinous, glabrous; freshly cut bark smells of onions.

Leaves clustered at end of branches, imparipinnate, 30–60 cm long; leaflets 17–25, ± opposite or alternate, narrow-elliptic to narrow-ovate, 7–14 cm long, 15–35 mm wide, apex acuminate, base asymmetric or cuneate, margins ± entire, glabrous, upper surface glossy, secondary veins numerous and prominent on lower surface; petiole 5–10 cm long, petiolules 3–10 mm long.

Panicles 10–20 cm long. Petals 3–4 mm long, white. Staminal tube c. 2 mm long.

Drupe globose, 15–20 mm diam., reddish.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Distribution and occurrence: In subtropical and dry rainforest from Bangalow to McPherson Range; very rare.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Vulnerable; Commonwealth EPBC: Vulnerable
AVH map***

Text by M. J. Taylor & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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