Wildflowers of Kakadu by Brennan, Kym - 1986

The Author, Jabiru, N.T, 1986. Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN FLORA Aboriginal Northern TerritoryIncludes Platysace arnhemica - associated by Aboriginal people with important, 'big' stories and is called the 'devil-devil' tree p. 19; Hibbertia sp. - dried stems used as fire sticks by Aboriginal people in the region p. 20; Orange Pea Bush - Tephrosia sp. - leaves used by Aboriginal people as a fish poison p. 21; Hoya australis - broken stems exude a milky latex which was used by Aboriginal people in the preparation of ceremonial paints p. 24; Allosyncarpia ternata - native bees nest in their termite-hollowed branches and the sickly sweet honey that they make, known as 'sugar bag', was a prized food for local Aboriginal groups p. 30; Dysoxylon oppositifolium - from its hard wood, Aboriginal men made fighting sticks p. 38; Curcuma australasica - has an underground tuber that was only eaten by Aboriginal people when nothing else could be found p. 41; seasonal burning by the traditional Aboriginal… Read More