Rainforest Plants A to D - Ngadjon Names and Uses
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| Ngadjon Name | Image | Use |
|---|---|---|
| barrga Calamus caryotoides Fish-tail Lawyercane |
 Photo - John Wrigley © ANBG |
The Lawyer Cane most widely used for making baskets and for ties
which could be used in mija construction and for other purposes. See Basketmaking and Lawyercanes. |
| bibiya Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra Palm |
 Photo - M.Huxley |
The tree was cut down and the heart (growing point) chopped out,
cooked on the coals of a fire and eaten Said to taste like
cabbage. The leaves were used for thatching mija and the large sheath at the base of the leaf made a useful all-purpose carrier. |
| bunban Endiandra insignis Hairy Walnut |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The kernel of the fruit was processed for starchy food.
Posinious without processing. See Food Processing. |
| bunyji Ficus destruens Boonjie Fig, Rusty Fig |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The ripe fruits were eaten fresh or cooked. The sticky sap was smeared on suitable perching branches to trap birds. |
| dagurrba Ficus congesta Red Leaf Fig |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The ripe fruits were eaten fresh. Strips of inner bark were hand-rolled to make string. |
| danggaja Athertonia diversifolia Atherton Oak |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The kernel of ripe fruits (didaja) was eaten fresh. A favourite food for white-tailed rats. |
| dawurrga Mammea touriga Brown Touriga |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The ground seed was used as a bait for turkey traps. See Animal Foods. |
| dunu Prunus turneriana Almondbark |
 © William T. Cooper 1994 |
The poisonous kernel was processed to provide a starchy food.
See Food Processing. The flesh of the fruit was used raw for treating toothache. Wood from the flange buttresses was used for making boomerangs. See Weapons and Tools. |
