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"carcoola", "waralya" = Eucalypt [Aboriginal]
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Here a limited selection of Aboriginal names of various eucalypt species, primarily from the area of north-western NSW (the gamilaraay, yuwaalaraay, yuwaalayaay, nganyaywana and ngarabal languages); see credits page.
| Common name | Scientific name | Aboriginal name/s |
|---|---|---|
| White box | Eucalyptus albens | bibil [gamilaraay] |
| Yellow box | Eucalyptus melliodora | bibil [gamilaraay], yinay [nganyaywana] |
| Grey box | Eucalyptus moluccana | bibil [gamilaraay], yinay [nganyaywana] |
| Bimble box | Eucalyptus populnea | buubaya [gamilaraay, yuwaalaraay, yuwaalayaay] |
| Black box | Eucalyptus largiflorens | guburruu [gamilaraay, yuwaalaraay, yuwaalayaay] |
| Coolibah | Eucalyptus coolabah | gulabaa [gamilaraay] |
| River Red Gum | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | yarraan [gamilaraay, yuwaalaraay, yuwaalayaay] |
| Manna gum, Ribbon gum | Eucalyptus viminalis | dhani [yuwaalaraay, yuwaalayaay], dharraabiin [yuwaalaraay] |
| Red stringybark | Eucalyptus macrorhyncha | gundhi [yuwaalayaay], intwara [nganyaywana] |
| Ironbark, Silver-leaved ironbark | Eucalyptus melanophloia | thiinyaay [gamilaraay], girranba [nganyaywana], kiranpa [nganyaywana] |
| Carbeen | Corymbia [Eucalyptus] tessellaris | gaabiin [gamilaraay] |
| Western Bloodwood, Long-fruited Bloodwood | Corymbia dolichocarpa | gawuuwildhaa [yuwaalaraay] |
| Appletree | Angophora floribunda (and other Angophora species) | bulamin [gamilaraay], tunpa [nganyaywana] |
Disclaimer: Not being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, we make no claim of intellectual ownership of any of the information presented here. We merely collect facts and stories documented by others. Credits/references are listed HERE.
