- Spondias mombin
taxobox
name = "Spondias mombin"
image_caption = "S. mombin", fruiting.
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Sapindales
familia =Anacardiaceae
genus = "Spondias "
species = "S. mombin"
binomial = "Spondias mombin"
binomial_authority = L.
synonyms = "Spondias lutea" L.|"Spondias mombin" is a tree, a
species offlowering plant in the familyAnacardiaceae . It is native to the tropicalAmericas , including theWest Indies . The tree has been naturalized in parts ofAfrica ,India andIndonesia . It is rarely cultivated.The great fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The pulp is either eaten fresh, or made into juice, concentrate, jellies , and sherbets. In
Suriname 'straditional medicine , the infusion of the leaves is used as a treatment of eyeinflammation ,diarrhea andvenereal diseases . The seed has an oil content of 31.5%. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00147-5 ]It has several common names. Throughout the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Mexico it is called "jobo" (derived from the
Carib language [ [http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=hobo Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary] ] ). Among the English-speaking Caribbean islands it is known as "yellow mombin" or "hog plum", while inJamaica it is called "Spanish plum" or "gully plum". InGhana , it is hog plum or "Ashanti plum". InNigeria , the fruit is called "iyeye" in theYoruba language , [See Ayoka "et al." (2008, p.130), Oladele (2008, p.5). Note that Aiyeloja & Ajewole (2006, p.57) give "agbalumo" as the local name inOsun State , however other sources identify agbalumo elsewhere in Nigeria with the African star apple, "Chrysophyllum alibidum" and related species; see for example Aiyeloja & Bello (2006, p.18) and Oyelade "et al." (2005).] , "ngulungwu" in Igbo and "isada" in Hausa. [Aiyeloja & Bello (2006, p.19)] Other common names include "true yellow mombin", "golden apple" or "Java plum", "cajá" inBrazil .The name of the city of
Bangkok ,Thailand is believed to derive from "makok" (มะกอก), the Thai name for the fruit of "S. mombin".ee also
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List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
*"Spondias purpurea " (Purple mombin)
*"Spondias tuberosa " (Umbú)Notes
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