page_title: Acacia estrophiolata
section_title: Food
hierarchical_section_title: Acacia estrophiolata / Uses / Food
caption_attribution_description: Acacia estrophiolata Bark Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens
context_page_description: Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as ironwood, southern ironwood, desert ironwood or utjanypa, is a tree native to Central Australia.
context_section_description: Traditionally, Australian Aborigines would use the gum from the tree as a sweet bushtucker treat. Its name in the Arrernte language of Central Australia is Ngkwarle athenge arlperle. It is still sometimes eaten today.
  The gum is snapped off the branches, either clear or red. It is then ground and mixed with a little water, then left to set again to a chewable gum, and eaten with a small stick.
caption: Acacia estrophiolata Bark
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