Bamboo Dreaming - PurrpalanjiPAINTING STORY Purrpalanji (Skinny Bush Banana) Jukurrpa Purrpalanji (skinny bush banana [Rhyncharrhena linearis]) is a twining climber with thin leaves and pink brown flowers. Its bean like edible pods are long and skinny, and can grow up to 20 cm long. It is fire tolerant and grows quickly whenever moisture is available. Like yuparli (bush banana [Marsdenia australis]), all of the plant is eaten aside from the woody stems. This purrpalanji Jukurrpa