Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) is a small deciduous tree found growing wild extensively through out the subtropical woodlands of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.  It bears abundant crop of small plum-like fruits.

The fruit has a very high content of vitamin C, in fact holds the World Record. It’s full of antioxidants, folic acid and iron.

Other names include gubinge, billygoat plum, green plum & salty plum.

The  taste can best be described as bland, sometimes salty, with a definite sour and astringent finish.