Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia ferdinandiana

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Billy Goat Plum is a slender, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 14 metres tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants , 777 Title Frutipedia - Encyclopedia of Edible Fruits of the World Publication Author Parmar Dr. C. Website http://fruitipedia.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online publication, listing over 400 species of fruits, usually with photos and some information on the plant. ]. The edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use. The fruit has one of the highest known contents of vitamin C and has come to be in great demand from food processing and pharmaceutical companies[ 777 Title Frutipedia - Encyclopedia of Edible Fruits of the World Publication Author Parmar Dr. C. Website http://fruitipedia.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online publication, listing over 400 species of fruits, usually with photos and some information on the plant. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Northern Australia, Queensland, Western Australia.

HabitatSandplains behind beaches, dry creek beds, flood plains, cliff tops, ridges, coastal vine thickets, mangrove edges in Western Australia[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ].