NYINGGI-MAGENY PLANTS
Boodbarang
Konkerberry
Carissa lanceolata/spinosa
- (Dec-Jan)
- The Konkerberry is a small thorny shrub that grows in most parts of the country
- It produces a small black fruit in the wet season
Daloong
Green plum
Buchanania obovata
- The Green Plum tree grows to about four meters in height
- It produces a green fruit in December and January which is an important food source for the Miriwoong people
- The fruit is also fancied by the Bower Bird.
Goolmerrng
Bush grape
Ampelocissus acetosa
- The Bush Grape is a small plant with broad leaves that appears in the wet season
- In January and February, the bush grape produces a green grape-like fruit
Jamarndaj
Cluster fig
Ficus racemosa
- The cluster fig tree is a large tree found along the river systems
- It produces a large amount of fruit that grows on the trunk and the branches of the tree
- The cluster fig starts to produce fruit at the end of Warnka-geny (the cold season) and leading into Nyinggiyi-mageny
Marling
Cane Grass
Sorghum sp.
- The Cane grass grows tall during the wet season and can easily reach up to three metres high
- The Miriwoong people extract juice from the young shoots by chewing on them
Mejerren
Bush grape
Vitex glabrata
- The Black plum grows from a large tree found around the hill country
- The tree produces a small sweet fruit in the wet season and is a popular bush food for the Miriwoong people
Woolewooleng
White Current
Flueggea virosa
- The White currant is a small plant that grows in most shady areas around the river and flat country in the East Kimberley region
- It bears fruit in the mid wet season (Feb-Mar) and is a traditional food source for the Miriwoong people
Woorerreng
Round Yam
Ipomoea abrupta
- The Bush yam is a small type of yam that flowers in the sandy country during the wet season