Spondias mombin L.
Jamaica-Plum / Sárga Mombinszilva
About
Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin, hog plum, amra or cajazeira, is a species of tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree was introduced by the Portuguese in South Asia in the beginning of the 17th century. It has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, Indonesia, and other Caribbean islands. It is rarely cultivated except in parts of the Brazilian Northeast. The mature fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The seed has an oil content of 31.5%.
Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin, hog plum, amra or cajazeira, is a species of tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree was introduced by the Portuguese in South Asia in the beginning of the 17th century. It has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, Indonesia, and other Caribbean islands. It is rarely cultivated except in parts of the Brazilian Northeast. The mature fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The seed has an oil content of 31.5%. (English fallback)
Common Names
- Hogplum
- Jamaica-Plum
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central | Northern America | Mexico | Mexico Central | Mexico Gulf | Mexico Northeast | Mexico Northwest | Mexico Southeast | Mexico Southwest | Southern America Brazil Brazil North | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil North | Acre | Amapí | Amazonas | Parí | Rondônia | Roraima | Tocantins | Brazil Northeast | Alagoas | Bahia | Ceará | Maranh | Paraába | Pernambuco | Piauá | Rio Grande do Norte | Sergipe | Brazil Southeast | Espirito Santo | Minas Gerais | Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo | Brazil West-Central | Brazilia Distrito Federal | Goiás | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Caribbean Aruba | Caribbean | Aruba | Cayman Is. | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Jamaica | Leeward Is. | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Southwest Caribbean | Trinidad-Tobago | Venezuelan Antilles | Windward Is. | Central America Belize | Central America | Belize | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá | Northern South America French Guiana | Northern South America | French Guiana | Guyana | Suriname | Venezuela | Western South America Bolivia | Western South America | Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru
Data confidence: high
Synonyms
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- Mauria juglandifolia Benth. ex Engl.
- Myrobalanus lutea Macfad
- Spondias aurantiaca Schumach. & Thonn.
- Spondias brasiliensis Mart. ex Engl.
- Spondias cirouella Tussac
- Spondias cytherea Tussac
- Spondias dubia A.Rich.
- Spondias glabra Engl.
- Spondias graveolens Macfad.
- Spondias lucida Salisb.
- Spondias lutea L.
- Spondias lutea var. glabra Engl.
- Spondias lutea var. maxima Engl.
- Spondias mambin L.
- Spondias maxima Engl.
- Spondias mombin L.
- Spondias mombin var. mombin
- Spondias myrobalanus L.
- Spondias pseudomyrobalanus Tussac