- Spondias
taxobox
name = "Spondias"
image_caption = "Spondia dulcis"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Sapindales
familia =Anacardiaceae
genus = "Spondias"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|"Spondias" is a genus of
flowering plant s of the familyAnacardiaceae . The genus consists of 17 described species, 7 of which are native to theNeotropics and about 10 are native to tropicalAsia .They are
deciduous or semi-evergreentree s growing to 25 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, pinnate, rarely bipinnate or simple. Thefruit is adrupe similar to a smallmango (in the related genus "Mangifera"), 4-10 cm long, ripening yellow or orange.About 10 species of "Spondias" bear edible fruits and have been domesticated for fruit production. The fruit has a single
seed .The name of the city of
Bangkok ,Thailand is believed to derive from "makok" (มะกอก), the Thai name for the fruit of "Spondias mombin ".;Selected species
*"Spondias dulcis" Tahitian apple
*"Spondias haplophylla "
*"Spondias indica "
*"Spondias lakonensis "
*"Spondias mombin " - yellow mombin, hog plum, Java plum
*"Spondias pinnata "
*"Spondias purpurea " - red mombin, Spanish plum
*"Spondias radlkoferi "
*"Spondias tuberosa " - umbú
*"Spondias venulosa "External links
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11429 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Spondias"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=131065 Flora of China: list of "Spondias" species in China]
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