The Davidson's Plum was named after the 'owner' of the land where the tree was claimed to be found, but it had another name long before that.
Image: Jake Ferguson runs bush tucker tours at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney. In consultation with traditional custodians, Elders, and local language knowledge holders, horticultural displays will be updated as part of a 'multi-naming project' to reflect the First Nations, scientific and English names of plants.
While the Botanical Gardens of Sydney are still in the early consultation stages of the project, some signs can be found in the gardens already. It's hoped it will become a meaningful reconciliation initiative.Across Australia, there are more than 250 First Nations languages, including around 800 dialects, which has led to many plants being given multiple First Nations names.
“First Nations plant names are embedded in rich cultural knowledge that reflects diverse plant uses, ecological relationships, seasonal changes, and other significance.”Source:"The process of the gardens working with the community to find out the names ... it's actually going deep into the understanding,” he said.
Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden was established in 1816 on Gadigal land along the shores of Sydney Harbour. Now the three Botanic Gardens of Sydney contain one of the country's largest collections of native and overseas plants, but the institution is reckoning with its own role in colonisation. The name Botany Bay was coined during this period as the collection of plants there was deemed bountiful.For the Dharawal people, the flora at Kamay is of great significance. Plants are markers of seasonal change, hold deep connections to ancestors, are prominent in creation stories and provided food as well as medicine.
In the case of Joseph Banks, a British naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences, the banksia was named after him.
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