• Gentianales
    • Apocynaceae
    • Marsdenia
    • Marsdenia australis

Ngurridin

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Languages And Plant Name

Language                            Name

Kriol:                                    Ngurridin; Wail binana

Marra:                                  Ngurrirdin; Nggarrmurlmurl

Ritharrŋu/ Wägilak:           Ŋurruṯin; Julukuṉ

Ngandi:                               Gu-ngurrurtdinh

Wubuy:                                Wungurruḏin

Ngalakgan:                         Morrortdinh

Alawa:                                 Gabiyin; Ngurridirn

Rembarrnga:                      Jurlukkun

 

English:                               Wild Banana; Doubah

Scientific name:                 Marsdenia australis

 

Group name for plants:      Vines

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Where It Lives (habitat)

The vine grows in woodland areas on any kind of tree.

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Cultural Significance & Uses

'This is a bush fruit we called it Ngurrirdin and we eat the white part inside either cooked or raw.'

     - Maritza Roberts

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Flowering And Fruits

It has pear-shaped fruits appearing all year round.

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What It Looks Like

A climber with milky sap.

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  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Asteranae
  • Order: Gentianales
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • Genus: Marsdenia
  • Species: Marsdenia australis

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Last updated: Yugul Mangi Rangers; Jul 7, 2021 10:14 Status: Legacy

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