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Marsdenia australis, commonly known as the bush banana, silky pear or green vine is an Australian native plant. It is found in Central Australia and throughout Western Australia. It is a bush tucker food used by Indigenous Australians.[2]

Marsdenia australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Marsdenia
Species:	M. australis
Binomial name
Marsdenia australis (R.Br.) Druce[1]
Synonyms
Leichardtia australis R.Br.

M. australis has many different names in Aboriginal languages. In the Arrernte language of Central Australia; merne alangkwe (older transcription: elonka[3]), merne ulkantyerrknge (the flowers) and merne altyeye (the prefix merne signifies plant food). In Karrajari, Nyulnyul and Yawuru it is called 'Magabala'.[4] The Walmajarri people call it Kurlipi.[5] The small fruits are called amwerterrpe. Kalgoorlie and Karlkurla (one of its suburbs) both take their names from a Wangai word meaning "place of the silky pears".

Edibility

All parts of the bush banana plant are still eaten in the desert region by indigenous communities today.

The flowers hang in clusters and can also be eaten raw, as can the main part of the plant (altyeye in Arrernte). Some people suck the nectar from the flowers as a source of food, while others use it as a garnish.

Bush bananas are cooked in hot earth beside the fire or eaten raw when young (the flavour has been likened to fresh peas or zucchini). The root of the plant is called Merne atnetye and can also be eaten raw or cooked. The very white roots are cooked in the hot earth close to the fire. Young leaves can be used in salads.[6]

One of the significant bush food for the Aboriginal people of Australia, the food is often depicted in current Aboriginal art, especially paintings about 'bush tucker', as well as 'Bush Banana Dreaming' paintings.[7]

Footnotes

External links

• Alice Springs Town Council
• WA Government
• Leichhardtia australis

На других языках

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[de] Buschbanane

Die Buschbanane (Leichhardtia australis .mw-parser-output .Person{font-variant:small-caps}R.Br., Syn.: Marsdenia australis (R.Br.) Druce) ist eine Pflanzenart, die seit 2021 wieder zur Gattung Leichhardtia in der Unterfamilie der Seidenpflanzengewächse (Asclepiadoideae) innerhalb der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse (Apocynaceae) gehört.[1] Pflanzenteile der Buschbanane waren als sogenanntes Bush Food ein bedeutsames Nahrungsmittel, das vor allem die im Busch lebenden Aborigines essen.[2]

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- [en] Marsdenia australis

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[es] Marsdenia australis

Marsdenia australis, comúnmente conocida como banana de arbusto y pera sedosa es una planta nativa de Australia. Se le encuentra en el centro de Australia y en todo Australia Occidental. Es una fuente de comida para los aborígenes australianos.[2]

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