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The banks and islands were covered with vine scrub, and lined with plum ( 'Owenia,') chestnut
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880
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The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary already has an entry for emu-apple but calls it Owenia acidula (also called native nectarine or native peach).
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Galbraith can't be referred to for Owenia because it is not a south-eastern plant.
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