Exocarpos aphyllus

Exocarpos aphyllus (common name leafless ballart)^[3] belongs to the sandalwood plant family (Santalaceae).^[1] Noongar names are chuk, chukk, dtulya and merrin.^[4] It is a species endemic to Australia.

Exocarpos aphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Exocarpos
Species:	E. aphyllus
Binomial name
Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br.[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH

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".^[4]