Plants

we have only one record of this word, in the collection from arrito/Snell. This is an important source because it was recorded well before the mission period, but it has several errors, so the word may not be quite correct.

a member of the Santalaceae famil, related to the sandalwood.

this word only appears in handwritten notes by Tindale.- it is not clear in Tindales notes which kind of gum tree it means.

gundaraga trees grow near Munda Moonta.

- a tall, lone garlgu is an indication that there is water.- Kevin OLoughlin explains that people do not camp by these trees, as the spirits which inhabit them can bring bad luck.

according to Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen, the alaladu grows in clusters - a dark maroon sort of colour, a little like gooseberry but without the green and sweeter.