Spondias mombin
Spondias mombin | |
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S. mombin, fruiting | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Spondias |
Species: | S. mombin
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Binomial name | |
Spondias mombin | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin,
The mature fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The seed has an oil content of 31.5%.[3]
Description
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Spondias mombin 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. Branches are low and branchlets are glabrous. The leaves are pinnate, with 5-8 leaflets opposite pairs with a terminal leaflet, 10 cm × 5 cm (4 in × 2 in), oblong or oblong lanceolate, broadly acuminate, glabrous. The flowers bloom January to May and are sweet-scented, in large, lax terminal panicles of small white flowers. Fruits appear July to September and are nearly 4 cm (1.5 in) long, ovoid yellow, acid, wrinkled when dry. The fruits have a sharp, somewhat acid taste and are edible. Their flesh surrounds a single spiny kernel.
Use as food
The fruit pulp is either eaten fresh or made into juice, concentrate,
In
As a member of the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), exposure to the sap of this species may result in an identical allergic reaction to that of the poison ivy plant. Those with a known sensitivity to urushiol should exercise caution in consuming or handling this species.
Traditional medicine
In traditional medicine, Spondias mombin has had a variety of uses. The fruit has been used as a
Common names
Spondias mombin has several common names. Throughout most of the Spanish-speaking
Gallery
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Bai makok, the name for the leaves of the Spondias mombin in Thai
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Green fruits in a supermarket in the Dominican Republic
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Ripe fruits
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Buds of Spondias mombin
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As Spondias mombin is a Deciduous Tree, it loses all of its leaves for a part of the year.
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As Spondias mombin is a Deciduous Tree, the leaves are turning yellow.
See also
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
- Amazonian cuisine
- Spondias purpurea (Purple mombin)
- Spondias tuberosa (Umbú)
- Spondias pinnata (India)
Notes
- . Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Spondias mombin L." The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- PMID 12653289.
- ^ "Hog plum". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2017-08-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ a b c Ayoka A.O, Akomolafe R.O, Akinsomisoye O.S & Ukponmwan O.E (2008). "Medicinal and Economic Value of Spondias mombin". African Journal of Biomedical Research. 11 (2): 129–136. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spondias mombin". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ See Ayoka et al. (2008, p.130), Oladele (2008, p.5). Note that Aiyeloja & Ajewole (2006, p.57) give agbalumo as the local name in Osun State, however other sources identify agbalumo elsewhere in Nigeria with the African star apple, Chrysophyllum alibidum and related species; see for example Aiyeloja & Bello (2006, p.18) and Oyelade et al. (2005).
- S2CID 145810828.
References
- Oladele, O.I. (2008). "Contribution of Neglected and Underutilized Crops to Household food security and Health among Rural Dwellers in Oyo State, Nigeria" (PDF). Symposium Proceedings, online publication of presented papers. International Symposium "Underutilized plants for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development", Arusha, Tanzania 3–7 March 2008. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-03-14.
- Oyelade, O.J.; P.O. Odugbenro; A.O. Abioye; N.L. Raji (April 2005). "Some physical properties of African star apple (Chrysophyllum alibidum) seeds". OCLC 108380173.
- Adepoju, O.T.; O.E. Oyewole (2008). "Nutrient Composition and Acceptability Study of Fortified Jams from Spondias Mombin (Hog Plum, Iyeye in Yoruba) Fruit Pulp". Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Science. 29 (2): 180–189. ISSN 0189-0913.
- Tolu Odugbemi (2008). Outlines and Pictures of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria. University of Lagos Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-978-48712-7-3.