Common name
English: Red Mombin, Yellow Mombin
German: Gelbe Mombinpflaume, Rote Mombinpflaume
Portuguese: Cajá, Seriguela
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Sapindales (71)
Family: Anacardiaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Spondias (4)
Epithet: mombin L. (1)
Synonyms: Spondias axillaris Roxb., Spondias lucida Salisb., Spondias lutea L.
axillaris => armpit, axillary
lucida => shining, glistening, reflecting
lutea => distinct yellow, a full yellow
mombin => indigenous American or Caribbean name for S. mombin
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Spondias mombin at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [113] Spondias mombin L. (Jobo) - H. G. Richter and M. J. Dallwitz (2000 onwards). Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval
- [370] Spondias mombin - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [23] Lorenzi,H. (2002): Brazilian trees: A guide to the identification and cultivation of Brazilian native trees. Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.