| Bush potato | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea costata F.Muell. ex Benth. | |
Ipomoea costata, commonly known as rock morning glory, is an Australian native plant. It is found in northern Australia, from Western Australia, through the Northern Territory, to Queensland.
It is the source of bush potato, a bush tucker food for Aboriginal people. Bush potatoes are cooked in the hot earth beside the fire, and potato is still eaten in the desert today.
It is a fast-growing creeper with large purplish-pink trumpet flowers.
Aboriginal names
In Central Australia, I. costata is also known to Aboriginal people by the following names:[1]
- Alyawarr: anaty
- Anmatyerr: anaty or anek
- Eastern Arrernte: anatye
- Western Arrernte: natye
- Pintupi: ala or yala
- Warlpiri: karnti or paparda
References
- ^ Vincent, Ange (July 2009). "Australian Bush Foods Information Sheet 6: Bush Potato Ipomoea costata & I polpha" (PDF). Desert Knowledge CRC. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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