Raffi at 23:45, 17 July 2009

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{{otheruses4|the fruit sometimes referred to as the Golden Apple||Golden apple (disambiguation)}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Spondias mombin''
| image = Spondias_mombin_MS4005.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Spondias]]''
| species = '''''S. mombin'''''
| binomial = ''Spondias mombin''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| synonyms =
''Spondias lutea'' <small>[[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]</small>
}}

'''''Spondias mombin''''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Anacardiaceae]]. It originates from and is distributed throughout the [[Neotropics]] from southern [[Mexico]] to [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]], including the [[West Indies]]. The tree is also [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalized]] in parts of [[Africa]], [[India]] and [[Indonesia]]. It is rarely cultivated.

The fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The pulp is either eaten fresh, or made into juice, concentrate, [[jelly|jellies]] , and [[sherbet (drink)|sherbet]]s. In [[Suriname]]'s [[traditional medicine]], the infusion of the leaves is used as a treatment of eye [[inflammation]], [[diarrhea]] and [[venereal 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; in the Caribbean islands it is known as '''yellow mombin''' or '''hog plum''', while in [[Jamaica]] it is called '''Spanish plum''' or '''gully plum'''. In [[Ghana]], it is hog plum or '''Ashanti plum'''. Other common names include '''true yellow mombin''', '''golden apple''' or '''Java plum'''.

The name of the city of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] is believed to derive from ''makok'' (มะกอก), the [[Thai language|Thai]] name for the fruit of ''S. mombin''.

==See also==
* '''[[List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil]]'''
*''[[Spondias purpurea]]'' (Purple mombin)
*''[[Spondias tuberosa]]'' (Umbú)

[[Category:Sapindales]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Trees]]
[[Category:Trees of Brazil]]
[[Category:Trees of Mexico]]
[[Category:Trees of Peru]]
[[Category:Trees of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Trees of the Caribbean]]

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		+	Spondias mombin, Linn. (S. purpurea, Linn.). Spanish Plum. Prunier D'espagne. Ciruela. Small tree, sometimes spreading, stiff, up to about 25 ft. in height: lvs. 5-8 in. long; lfts. 16-21, oblong-elliptic, 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, 5/8 in. broad, usually somewhat asymmetrical, acute or bluntish, subserrate: racemes unbranched, about 1/2 in. long, few-fld.; the fls. purplish maroon: fr. oblong-obovoid, commonly purplish, about 1 in. long, the seed oblong-elliptical, 1/2 – 3/4 in. long, roughened on the surface. Trop. Amer.
		+	}}
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 {{Inc|
 Spondias mombin, Linn. (S. purpurea, Linn.). Spanish Plum. Prunier D'espagne. Ciruela. Small tree, sometimes spreading, stiff, up to about 25 ft. in height: lvs. 5-8 in. long; lfts. 16-21, oblong-elliptic, 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, 5/8 in. broad, usually somewhat asymmetrical, acute or bluntish, subserrate: racemes unbranched, about 1/2 in. long, few-fld.; the fls. purplish maroon: fr. oblong-obovoid, commonly purplish, about 1 in. long, the seed oblong-elliptical, 1/2 – 3/4 in. long, roughened on the surface. Trop. Amer.
 }}
-{{otheruses4|the fruit sometimes referred to as the Golden Apple||Golden apple (disambiguation)}}
+==Cultivation==
-{{Taxobox
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Spondias mombin''
+===Propagation===
-| image = Spondias_mombin_MS4005.JPG
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| image_width = 240px
-| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
+===Pests and diseases===
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+==Species==
-| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
+<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
-'''''Spondias mombin''''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Anacardiaceae]]. It originates from and is distributed throughout the [[Neotropics]] from southern [[Mexico]] to [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]], including the [[West Indies]]. The tree is also [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalized]] in parts of [[Africa]], [[India]] and [[Indonesia]]. It is rarely cultivated.
+==Gallery==
-The fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The pulp is either eaten fresh, or made into juice, concentrate, [[jelly|jellies]] , and [[sherbet (drink)|sherbet]]s. In [[Suriname]]'s [[traditional medicine]], the infusion of the leaves is used as a treatment of eye [[inflammation]], [[diarrhea]] and [[venereal diseases]].  The seed has an oil content of 31.5%.[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00147-5 ]
+<gallery>
-It has several common names; in the Caribbean islands it is known as '''yellow mombin''' or '''hog plum''', while in [[Jamaica]] it is called '''Spanish plum''' or '''gully plum'''. In [[Ghana]], it is hog plum or '''Ashanti plum'''. Other common names include '''true yellow mombin''', '''golden apple''' or '''Java plum'''.
+==References==
-The name of the city of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] is believed to derive from ''makok'' (มะกอก), the [[Thai language|Thai]] name for the fruit of ''S. mombin''.
+==External links==
-==See also==
+{{stub}}
-* '''[[List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil]]'''
+[[Category:Categorize]]
-[[Category:Sapindales]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

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Raffi at 23:45, 17 July 2009

Murali.lalitha at 15:27, 17 July 2009

Envoy at 11:59, 30 August 2007