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Owenia vernicosa F.Muell.
Emu Apple

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 3:15 (1862)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree, 3-10 m high, bark flaky, grey-orange; fruit red-maroon. Fl. white-cream-green, Oct to Nov. Black clay loam over sandstone, alluvial sand. Rocky ridges & scree slopes, creeklines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 October 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.