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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange (/ ˈ oʊ s eɪ dʒ / OH-sayj), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall.
It includes the inedible Osage orange, which is used as mosquito repellent and grown throughout the United States as a hedging plant. [3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants. [4] Maclura is closely related to the genus Cudrania, and hybrids between the two genera have been produced.
Osage (Unicode block), containing characters from the Osage script Osage-orange, Maclura pomifera , a tree of the mulberry family Osage Indian murders (1921–1925), a group of murders that took place on the Osage Indian Reservation as whites tried to get control of headrights to oil royalties
The George Rogers Clark Federal Monument (not to be confused with the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes, Indiana) was designed by architect Francis Keally and sculptor Ulric Ellerhusen. The park also has the so-called 'Big Ole Tree', the largest Osage Orange tree in the US. [8]
The current governing body of the Osage nation contains three separate branches; an executive, a judicial and a legislative. These three branches parallel the United States government in many ways. The tribe operates a monthly newspaper, Osage News. [78] The Osage Nation has an official website and uses a variety of communication media and ...
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Pomiferin is a prenylated isoflavone that can be found along with osajin in the fruits and female flowers of the osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). [1]Pomiferin was identified and named in 1939 by Melville L. Wolfrom from Ohio State University. [2]
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