Nanydjaka Plant Use Ethnobotanical Background for plants found in the Northeast Arnhem region. The flora of Manydjarranga-Nanydjaka represents a rich and diverse natural resource and is fairly typical for the Northeast Arnhem Land region.
Available species have a range of potential uses.
These include subsistence, medicinal and utilitarian functions. Plants also play an important role in ceremonial and ritual aspects of Yolngu life. Plant names and uses were bestowed by ancestral creation figures. The following table contains an example of the variety of flora found in the Manydjarrarrnga-Nanydjaka area. Click on a link to see an image of that plant.