About Akania bidwillii (Hend. ex Hogg) Mabb.
The genus Akania is a monotypic genus in the plant family Akaniaceae, containing only one species: Akania bidwillii, commonly called turnipwood. This tree is native to subtropical and warm-temperate coastal rainforests located in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. It got its common local name turnipwood from the strong foul odour similar to turnips that it releases when cut down. It produces fragrant white or pink flowers during spring. Its fruit is a dull-red round capsule; when the capsule dries, it releases 1 to 2 seeds. The flower panicles of Akania bidwillii are typically 8 to 15 centimetres long, with pedicels 5 to 20 millimetres long. The calyx measures 3 to 4 millimetres in length, while the corolla is 8 to 12 millimetres long.
