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| 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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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| 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 -->
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| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Sapindales
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| familia = Anacardiaceae
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| genus = Spondias
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| species = mombin
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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.
 
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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| color = lightgreen
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===Propagation===
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| image = Spondias_mombin_MS4005.JPG
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| image_caption = ''S. mombin'', fruiting.
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===Pests and diseases===
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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==Species==
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| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
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| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Spondias]]''
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| species = '''''S. mombin'''''
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| binomial = ''Spondias mombin''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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''Spondias lutea'' <small>[[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]</small>
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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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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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