Sersalisia sericea
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| Sersalisia sericea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Sersalisia |
| Species: | S. sericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sersalisia sericea (Aiton) R.Br. | |
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Pouteria sericea | |
Sersalisia sericea, also known as wild prune, mangarr, and mongo is a species of shrubs or small trees, of the plant family Sapotaceae They grow naturally in monsoon forest, littoral rainforest, and occasionally in more open forest types across Northern Australia.[1][2]
Sersalisia sericea grows to 6 metres tall, although it may produce fruit as a shrub of 1 metre. The plant is characterised by the densely, rusty brown hairs that cover the buds and young leaves. Clusters of small green-white flowers are followed by succulent, dark purple fruit, containing one or occasionally two seeds. The fruit are succulent and edible.[3]
The Kunwinjku people of Western Arnhem Land call the plant and fruit "mandangnud".[4] As well as being a bush food, the seeds are occasionally used in seed jewellery for sale to tourists in the region.
