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Ethnobotany of Warrilyu (Eucalyptus pachyphylla F.Muell. [Myrtaceae]): Aboriginal Seed Food of the Gibson Desert, Western Australia

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Acknowledgments

Josephine Nangala, Jimmy Brown, Mantuwa Nangala, and other traditional owners of the Kiwirrkurra IPA are thanked for giving permission to conduct research in the Kiwirrkurra IPA. Arunrung Donkrathok and Claire Wright are thanked for aiding with field work. Kate Crossing from Central Desert Native Title Services is thanked for facilitating access to field sites. Jeremy Bruhl provided access to laboratory facilities in the Botany Department at the University of New England. Todd Elliott and Kelsey Myers Elliott provided helpful feedback on the manuscript.

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  1. Kiwirrkurra Community, Western Australia, 0872, Australia

    Josephine Nangala, Yalti Napangardi & Yukultji Napangardi

  2. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, The Northern Territory Herbarium, Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia

    Boyd R. Wright

  3. School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

    Boyd R. Wright

  4. Botany, School of Environmental and Rural Science, The University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2350, Australia

    Boyd R. Wright

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Ethical considerations and conditions of conducting these ethnobotanical interviews were outlined by a legal agreement previously formulated by Central Desert Legal Services during a federally funded scientific survey of the KIPA in 2015.

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Nangala, J., Napangardi, Y., Napangardi, Y. et al. Ethnobotany of Warrilyu (Eucalyptus pachyphylla F.Muell. [Myrtaceae]): Aboriginal Seed Food of the Gibson Desert, Western Australia. Econ Bot 73, 416–422 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-019-09471-2

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