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Leichhardtia (plant)
''Leichhardtia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It includes 85 species native to mainland Australia, Papuasia, New Caledonia, and Lord Howe Island. Species 85 species are currently accepted: *''Leichhardtia ambuntiensis'' – eastern New Guinea *''Leichhardtia arachnoidea'' – New Guinea *''Leichhardtia araujacea'' – northeastern Queensland *''Leichhardtia archboldiana'' – eastern New Guinea *''Leichhardtia arfakensis'' – western New Guinea *''Leichhardtia argillicola'' – western New Guinea *''Leichhardtia assimulata'' – central and southern New Caledonia *''Leichhardtia australis'' – central and western Australia *''Leichhardtia belensis'' – western New Guinea *''Leichhardtia bilobata'' – eastern New Guinea *''Leichhardtia bliriensis'' – eastern New Guinea *''Leichhardtia brassii'' – eastern New Guinea *''Leichhardtia brevifolia'' – eastern Queensland *''Leichhardtia brevis'' – eastern Queensland *''Leich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leichhardtia Australis
''Leichhardtia australis'', commonly known as the bush banana, silky pear or green vine is an Australian native plant. It is found in Central Australia and throughout Western Australia. It is a bush tucker food used by Indigenous Australians.Peter Kenneth Latz, Jenny Green, "Bushfires & Bushtucker: Aboriginal Plant Use in Central Australia", IAD Press, 1995, ''L. australis'' has many different names in Aboriginal languages. In the Arrernte language of Central Australia; ''merne alangkwe'' (older transcription: ''elonka''), ''merne ulkantyerrknge'' (the flowers) and ''merne altyeye'' (the prefix ''merne'' signifies plant food). In Karrajari, Nyulnyul and Yawuru it is called Magabala'''. The Walmajarri people call it ''Kurlipi''. The small fruits are called ''amwerterrpe''. Kalgoorlie and Karlkurla (one of its suburbs) both take their names from a Wangai Wangkatha, otherwise written Wongatha, Wongutha, Wankatja, Wongi or Wangai, is a language and the identity of eight Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
