Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell., also known as the Kakadu plum, is an important food plant endemic to northern Australia. The fruit has substantial commercial demand as it contains sought-after antioxidants and the greatest concentration of ascorbic acid of any fruit known worldwide. Better knowledge of its reproductive biology is required to increase fruit production from wild stands and sustain commercial demand. Experiments demonstrate that T. ferdinandiana is andromonoecious and self-incompatible, relying on cross-pollination for successful fruit production. Wild stocks of this species are pollen limited, likely caused by pollinator satiation in dense, synchronously flowering stands. These findings indicate that enhanced fruit production requires supplementation of suitable pollinators in wild stands.

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了解 Terminalia ferdinandiana 的生殖生物学以提高水果产量

Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell.，也被称为卡卡杜李子，是澳大利亚北部特有的重要食用植物。这种水果具有大量的商业需求，因为它含有广受欢迎的抗氧化剂和全世界已知水果中最高浓度的抗坏血酸。需要更好地了解其生殖生物学，以增加野生林分的水果产量并维持商业需求。实验表明，T. ferdinandiana 是雌雄同株且自交不亲和，依靠异花授粉成功生产果实。该物种的野生种群花粉有限，可能是由于密集、同步开花的林分中的传粉者饱食所致。这些发现表明，提高果实产量需要在野生林分中补充合适的授粉媒介。