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20-September-2008 09:29:08 - Terminalia ferdinandiana Terminalia ferdinandiana Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Combretaceae Genus: Terminalia Species: T. ferdinandiana Binomial name Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell Terminalia ferdinandiana, also called the Gubinge, billygoat or Kakadu plum or Murunga, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from northwestern Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. Its fruit has the highest known vitamin C concentration. Contents 1 Description 2 Uses 3 References 4 External links Description It is a slender, small to medium-sized tree growing up to 30 m in height, with creamy-grey, flaky bark and deciduous pale green leaves. The flowers are small, creamy-white, perfumed, and borne along spikes in the leaf axils towards the ends of the branches. Flowering is from September to December. Southern hemisphere spring/summer. The fruit is yellow-green, about 2 centimetres long and 1 centimetre in diameter, almond-sized with a short beak at the tip, and contain one large seed. They ripen from March onwards. Uses The fruits, now commonly known as Kakadu plums, have been used as bush tucker by the Australian Aborigines for tens of thousands of years. The roundish, light green, fruits are usually eaten raw. Interestingly, the fruits gained popularity again with Aborigines after the vitamin C results were widely reported. The Kakadu plum is most notable for its enormous vitamin C content; it may be the world's richest natural fruit source of this essential vitamin, containing over 5% vitamin C by weight - 50 times the concentration found in oranges and significantly more than the second highest, the South American camu camu. Research by Vic Cherikoff of the University of Sydney's Human Nutrition Unit first confirmed this fruit's exceptional vitamin C content at 3.2% but since, fruits over 5% have been found. Additionally, high levels of folates were measured and more recently, investigators found the equally remarkable content of polyphenolic antioxidants. 1 Today, the Kakadu plum is more commonly sold as an ingredient for cosmetics but is slowly entering new markets as a nutraceutical in food supplements and fortified beverages. While the fruits have been trialled in plantation and some harvests from these irrigated fields is now supplying market demand, the vitamin C levels tend to fall with the less harsh growing conditions compared to wild stands of trees. Aboriginal communities in Australia's Top End benefit as they wild harvest the fruits to supply the growing demand. Unfortunately, some illegal activities have caused problems with trees being cut down as a means of harvesting the fruits.2 References ^ Good nosh in the bush New Scientist , 02 October 1993- Retrieved January 2007. ^ Bushtucker harvest sparks controversy :: ABC Kimberley WA Cherikoff, Vic, The Bushfood Handbook, ISBN 0-7316-6904-5. Low, Tim, Wild Food Plants of Australia, ISBN 0-207-14383-8. Pharm.J. 229: 505 1982. Reported 2300-3150mg ascorbic acid per 100g of edible fruit. External links http://www.sgapqld.org.au/bushtucker15.html Description and picture Account of eating the fruit in the wild Use in Health food market pdf Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Terminalia_ferdinandiana Categories: Flora of the Northern Territory | Flora of Western Australia | Terminalia | Trees of Australia | Myrtales of Australia | Fruit | Native crops of Australia | Crops originating from Oceania Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Español Français This page was last modified on 25 June 2008, at 17:12
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