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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