Owenia is a genus of plants, mainly trees in the family Meliaceae.
They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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.
[citation needed] The species recognised at the Australian Plant Census include[3] Media related to Owenia (Meliaceae) at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Owenia (Meliaceae) at Wikispecies