Exocarpos aphyllus
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Exocarpos aphyllus (common name leafless ballart) belongs to the sandalwood plant family (Santalaceae).{{APNI2|id=58014|name=Exocarpos aphyllus}} Retrieved 21 August 2019. Noongar names are chuk, chukk, dtulya and merrin. It is a species endemic to Australia.
Uses
Noongar (south-west Western Australian Indigenous Australians) boiled the stems in water to make decoctions for internal use to treat colds, and externally to treat sores. The mixture was also used to make poultices to be applied to the chest to treat "wasting diseases".
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External links
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- [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Exocarpos+aphyllus#tab_mapView Exocarpos aphyllus occurrence data] from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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Category:Flora of the Australian Capital Territory
Category:Flora of New South Wales
Category:Flora of South Australia
Category:Flora of Victoria (state)
Category:Eudicots of Western Australia
Category:Plants described in 1810
Category:Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
Category:Endemic flora of Australia
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