Title Pocket bushtucker / Peter Latz ; [illustrations by Jenny Green]

Published Alice Springs, NT : Jukurrpa Books, [1999] Alice Springs, NT : Jukurrpa Books, 1999 ©1999 ©1999

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MELB	581.6309942 Lat/Pbu		DUE 27-04-24

Description iv, 215 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 18 cm Summary The traditional resources of the desert people are still available and very much in use today. Expert Aboriginal knowledge is the basis for this compact guide, which features listings for more than 180 Central Australian plants species, traditional uses of each, and plant names in local Aboriginal languages Notes "Jukurrpa Book" Cover sub-title: A field guide to the plants of Central Australia and their traditional uses Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany -- Australia -- Central Australia. Aboriginal Australians -- Food -- Australia -- Central Australia. Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine -- Australia -- Central Australia. Botany -- Australia -- Central Australia. Medicinal plants -- Australia -- Central Australia. Wild foods -- Australia -- Central Australia. Wild plants, Edible -- Australia -- Central Australia. Author Green, Jenny, illustrator LC no. 00709117 ISBN 1864650230

Other Titles Pocket bushtucker : a field guide to the plants of Central Australia and their traditional uses

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