no common name

Scientific Name
Dapsilanthus spathaceus
Category
Plants

Two varieties are distinguished. Those with thinner stems and long internodes are associated with the mardku matri-moiety whilst those with thicker stems and shorter
 
spaced internodes are associated with the ngarradjku matri-moiety.

Hollow stems broken into small parts and made into necklaces and bracelets called mangalerrek.

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Kunwinjku term
mangalerrek
Kundjeyhmi term
mangalerrek
Kuninjku term
mangalerrek
Kune/Mayali term
mangalerrek
Kundedjnjenghmi term
an-mangalerrek

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