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Flowers of Spondias mombin Flowers and fruits of Spondias mombin. Spondias mombin also known as the hog plum is a small deciduous tree up to 20 m (66 ft) high and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in girth, and is moderately buttressed. [4] Its bark is thick, corky, and deeply fissured. When slashed, it is pale pink, darkening rapidly.
Spondias is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. The genus consists of 17 described species, 7 of which are native to the Neotropics and about 10 are native to tropical Asia .
Fruits of Spondias purpurea Spondias purpurea from the Philippines, where they are known as siniguelas. Urushiol is present in the sap of the tree and in small concentrations of the fruit peel; this can trigger contact dermatitis in sensitized individuals. This reaction is more likely to occur in people who have been exposed to other plants ...
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine (1 C, 393 P) Pages in category "Medicinal plants of North America" ... Spondias mombin; Stachytarpheta cayennensis; T.
Spondias macrocarpa (cajá-redondo) Spondias mombin (golden apple, gully plum, coolie plum, java plum, jobo, yellow mombin) Spondias sp. (umbu-cajá) Spondias tuberosa (umbú, Brazil plum) Spondias venulosa (cajá-grande) Sterculia apetala (mandovi) Sterculia striata (chicá-do-cerrado) Syagrus cearensis (catolé) Syagrus coronata (licuri ...
Spondias dulcis is most commonly used as a food source. It is a very nutritional food containing vitamin B, C, and A. In West Java, its young leaves are used as seasoning for pepes. In Costa Rica, the more mature leaves are also eaten as a salad green though they are tart. However, it is most commonly used for its fruit.
Spondias pinnata is a deciduous tree up to 25 m (82 ft) in height); branchlets yellowish brown and glabrous. [3] [4] The leaves are large, with pairs of leaflets (see illustration) on petioles that are 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) and glabrous; leaf blades 300–400 mm (12–16 in), imparipinnately compound with 5-11 opposite leaflets; leaflet petiolule 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in); leaflet blade ...
Spondias mombin L. Spondias tuberosa Arruda; Tapirira guianensis Aubl. Tapirira marchandii Engl. Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family) Apium graveolens L. Daucus carota L.