Meliaceae FAMILY

Owenia acidula

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Emu apple is an attractive, small tree growing 3 - 10 metres tall with a rounded crown and pendent branches[ 144 Title Wild Food in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher Fontana Year 1976 ISBN 0-00-634436-4 Description A very good pocket guide. , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruits, which are eaten locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia.

HabitatScattered on the plains[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].