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{{otheruses4|the fruit sometimes referred to as the Golden Apple||Golden apple (disambiguation)}}
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| color = lightgreen
 
 
| name = ''Spondias mombin''
 
| name = ''Spondias mombin''
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| common_names = Spanish Plum
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| growth_habit = tree
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Spondias_mombin_MS4005.JPG
 
| image = Spondias_mombin_MS4005.JPG
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| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
 
| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
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| ordo = Sapindales
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| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
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| familia = Anacardiaceae
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| genus = ''[[Spondias]]''
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| genus = Spondias
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| species = '''''S. mombin'''''
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| species = mombin
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| binomial = ''Spondias mombin''
 
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
 
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| synonyms =
 
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''Spondias lutea'' <small>[[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]</small>
 
 
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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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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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'''''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.
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==Gallery==
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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 ]
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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'''.  
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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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''.
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==External links==
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==See also==
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* '''[[List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil]]'''
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*''[[Spondias purpurea]]'' (Purple mombin)
 
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*''[[Spondias tuberosa]]'' (Umbú)
 
  
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 17 July 2009


S. mombin, fruiting.


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Spondias mombin in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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. CH


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