Click on the image to enlargeIt seems that this little seeds carries much more cultural cargo and is much more significant than almost anyone might have imagined. It now seems that because of the over exploitation of this plant in The Philippines the harvesting of these seeds is now heavily controlled. Yet in Australia – specifically in the Northern Territory & Queensland – this same plant is regarded as an invasive woody weed. Curiously, it seems that in some parts of the Northern Territory necklaces made from these seeds – possibly by Aboriginal people – are understood as "apple seed necklaces." It seems that this infectious 'whitefeller' Freudian slip is prone to happen in lots of places.
SOME REFERENCE LINKS
SOME REFERENCE LINKS
- Medicinal – Philippines (talismanic?)
- A plant description worth looking at
- Leucaena leucocephala [ipil ipil] has a reputation as the 'miracle tree'.
- Ipil-ipil seeds for sale
- Another context for ipil-ipil or wild tamarind
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