Terminalia ferdinandiana

Kakadu plum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. ferdinandiana
Binomial name
Terminalia ferdinandiana
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Terminalia edulis F.Muell.
  • Terminalia latipes subsp. psilocarpa Pedley
Foliage

Terminalia ferdinandiana, most commonly known as the Kakadu plum and also called the gubinge, billygoat plum, green plum, salty plum, murunga, mador and other names, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from north-western Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. Used as a traditional bush food and bush medicine for centuries, the fruit has especially high levels of vitamin C.

  1. ^ Turner, S. (2021). "Terminalia ferdinandiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T173844325A173844510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173844325A173844510.en. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 27 June 2023.