Spondias

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Spondia dulcis
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Spondias is a genus of flowering plants of the 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.

Spondias dulcis, fruit, section and seed

They are deciduous or semi-evergreen trees growing to 25 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, pinnate, rarely bipinnate or simple. The fruit is a drupe similar to a small mango (in the related genus Mangifera), 4-10 cm long, ripening yellow or orange.

About 10 species of Spondias bear edible fruits and have been domesticated for fruit production. The fruit has a single seed.

The name of the city of Bangkok, Thailand is believed to derive from makok (มะกอก), the Thai name for the fruit of Spondias mombin.

Selected species

• Spondias dulcis Tahitian apple
• Spondias haplophylla
• Spondias indica
• Spondias lakonensis
• Spondias mombin - yellow mombin, hog plum, Java plum
• Spondias pinnata
• Spondias purpurea - red mombin, Spanish plum
• Spondias radlkoferi
• Spondias tuberosa - umbú
• Spondias venulosa

External links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Spondias
• Flora of China: list of Spondias species in China