traditional medicine by Aboriginal Australian people over centuries. 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. Nutritional value The Kakadu plum has a high concentration of vitamin C in its fruit: recorded concentrations of 2300–3150 mg/100 g wet weight 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. Taste and modern uses Kakadu plums taste "somewhat bland, but with a definite sour and astringent finish", sometimes salty. Its taste makes it suitable for making into jam, sauces and relishes. Based on studies done by University of Queensland Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences researchers over a decade, 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. The Northern Territory Government has created a five-year (2019–2023) management plan "to ensure wild populations of this native plant and its habitat are adequately maintained across the Northern Territory well into the future". , powder, created by a processing plant in Queensland, sells for per kilogram wholesale, and 50 kg of fruit is needed to create a single kilogram of the powder. In Aboriginal languages Northern Territory In Kundjeyhmi, the language of Kakadu National Park where the English name "kakadu plum" originates, the fruit and tree are called anmarlak. In the closely related Kunwinjku language of West Arnhem Land, the word is manmorlak, or mandjiribidj in the Kuninjku dialect. In Yolŋu it is called ŋäṉ'ka-bakarra. The name murunga comes from an eastern Arnhem language. Western Australia In the languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia, the tree is known as gubinge (from the Bardi language) mardorr, yuminyarri and jambalbeng. References Flora of the Northern Territory Rosids of Western Australia fernandiana Trees of Australia Myrtales of Australia Kakadu National Park Plants described in 1935