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Species of tree

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.

Terminalia ferdinandiana is a slender, small to medium sized tree growing up to in height, with creamy grey, flaky bark and deciduous pale green leaves. The flowers are small, creamy white, perfumed,

The tree is widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from northwestern Australia to eastern Arnhem Land.

The Kakadu plum provides food for important small mammals such as possums, rock rats, tree rats, and bandicoots. Since demand has increased for the fruit for human consumption, careful management is necessary to ensure its sustainability. The tree is particularly valued as a medicine by the Aboriginal peoples of the region, who use the inside of the bark for treating various skin ailments and infections. Fungal infections such as ringworm and bacterial infections (including leprosy) are other targets of treatment. and occasionally as high as 5300 mg/100 g, compared with 50 mg/100 g for oranges, making it among the highest known of any natural source. It also contains a high oxalic acid content that may have toxicity when consumed. sometimes salty. the fruit has been used as a preservative to maintain the freshness of prawns and frozen foods. Because of its potential for varied uses as a food, cosmetic ingredient or preservative, there has been a need to manage its growth in the wild, and in addition, efforts have been made to involve Indigenous groups in the growing industry. In Yolŋu it is called ŋäṉ'ka bakarra. The name murunga comes from an eastern Arnhem language.