Sersalisia 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
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.
Synonyms
Pouteria sericea

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.