Plant Use Table 3 J

Food and other Ngadjonji uses of Rainforest Plants and Animals

Plants A-D Plants E-I Plants J Plants K-Z

jaanggany

Alstonia
scholaris

Milky Pine The soft white wood was used as the base-plate for fire-making. See Firemaking.
The white sticky sap was used as a glue for sticking turkey feathers on the body as a corroboree decoration and applied to seres to help healing.

jidu

Halfordia scleroxylla

Jitta The very hard wood of this tree was used for making swords, spear points, music-sticks, knives and fish-hooks. See Weapons and Tools.
The wood burns very well and was used for firesticks to carry fire from place to place and as torches. See Firemaking.

jiigan

Lomandra longifolia

Mat Rush jiigan
G.Steenbeeke © Orkology The leaves were woven into baskets. See Basketmaking.
The soft white leaf bases were eaten.

jiman

Tetrasynandra laxifolia

Tetra Beech This was the preferred wood for the twirling stick used in making fire. See Firemaking.
Also used for spear shafts. See Weapons and Tools.

jubula

Prumnopitys amara

Black Pine jubula
© William T. Cooper 1994 The starchy kernels were processed (cooked, ground and leached in running water) before being eaten.
See Food Processing.

julu julu

Xanthostemon whitei

Red Penda The hard wood was used for spear points and digging sticks. See Weapons and Tools.

jungganyu

Calamus moti

Yellow Lawyer Cane
Photo - John Wrigley © ANBG A robust Lawyercane used for axe handles, framework of mija and loops to assist tree-climbing. The leaves were often used to thatch mija.
See Shelter and Lawyercanes.
The shoots of young rosette plants were eaten after cooking; said to taste like asparagus. Could have a laxative effect.

junjum

Xanthostemon chrysanthus

Golden Penda junjum
Photo - Samuel Fesuk Hardwood used for swords, spear points and digging sticks.
See Weapons and Tools.

juubari

Lepidozamia hopei

Hope's Cycad juubari
© William T. Cooper 1994 The large toxic seeds were eaten as a staple starchy food after careful processing to remove the poison.
See Food Processing.

Plants E-I Plants K-Z

jaanggany Alstonia scholaris Milky Pine		The soft white wood was used as the base-plate for fire-making. See Firemaking. The white sticky sap was used as a glue for sticking turkey feathers on the body as a corroboree decoration and applied to seres to help healing.
jidu Halfordia scleroxylla Jitta		The very hard wood of this tree was used for making swords, spear points, music-sticks, knives and fish-hooks. See Weapons and Tools. The wood burns very well and was used for firesticks to carry fire from place to place and as torches. See Firemaking.
jiigan Lomandra longifolia Mat Rush	G.Steenbeeke © Orkology	The leaves were woven into baskets. See Basketmaking. The soft white leaf bases were eaten.
jiman Tetrasynandra laxifolia Tetra Beech		This was the preferred wood for the twirling stick used in making fire. See Firemaking. Also used for spear shafts. See Weapons and Tools.
jubula Prumnopitys amara Black Pine	© William T. Cooper 1994	The starchy kernels were processed (cooked, ground and leached in running water) before being eaten. See Food Processing.
julu julu Xanthostemon whitei Red Penda		The hard wood was used for spear points and digging sticks. See Weapons and Tools.
jungganyu Calamus moti Yellow Lawyer Cane	Photo - John Wrigley © ANBG	A robust Lawyercane used for axe handles, framework of mija and loops to assist tree-climbing. The leaves were often used to thatch mija. See Shelter and Lawyercanes. The shoots of young rosette plants were eaten after cooking; said to taste like asparagus. Could have a laxative effect.
junjum Xanthostemon chrysanthus Golden Penda	Photo - Samuel Fesuk	Hardwood used for swords, spear points and digging sticks. See Weapons and Tools.
juubari Lepidozamia hopei Hope's Cycad	© William T. Cooper 1994	The large toxic seeds were eaten as a staple starchy food after careful processing to remove the poison. See Food Processing.