| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
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| FruitS | Spondias mombin (hog plum); ripe fruits and foliage. | ©Filo gèn’/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
| Habit | Spondias mombin (hog plum); habit, with flowers and buds. Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brasil. January 2004. | ©Tarciso Leão/via flickr - CC BY 2.0 | |
| Leaf | Spondias mombin (hog plum); leaf. Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brasil. January 2004. | ©Tarciso Leão/via flickr - CC BY 2.0 | |
| Inflorescence | Spondias mombin (hog plum); inflorescence. Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brasil. January 2004. | ©Tarciso Leão/via flickr - CC BY 2.0 | |
| Flowers | Spondias mombin (hog plum); flowers. Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brasil. January 2004. | ©Tarciso Leão/via flickr - CC BY 2.0 | |
| Bark | Spondias mombin (hog plum); bark. Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brasil. January 2004. | ©Tarciso Leão/via flickr - CC BY 2.0 | |
| Fruits for sale | Spondias mombin (hog plum); harvested fruits for sale on a local market on the streets in Santo Domingo, Domincican Republic. Here, the fruit is called ‘Jobo'. September 2014. | ©Martin Reith/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Datasheet
Spondias mombin (hog plum)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Spondias mombin L.
Preferred Common Name
- hog plum
Other Scientific Names
- Spondias aurantiaca Schum & Thonn.
- Spondias axillaris Roxb.
- Spondias brasiliensis Mart.
- Spondias cythera Tussac
- Spondias dubia A. Rich.
- Spondias graveolens Macfad.
- Spondias lutea L.
- Spondias myrobalanus L.
- Spondias nigrescens Pittier
- Spondias radlkoferi J. D.
International Common Names
- English: Java plum; tropical plum; yellow mombin
- Spanish: ciruela; hobo
- French: mombin franc
Local Common Names
- Brazil: cajá-mirim; cajazeiro; imbuzeiro; taperebá
- Colombia: jobo
- Germany: Gelb-Pflaumenbaum; Mombin-Pflaumenbaum, Gelber
- Suriname: hoo-boo; mopé
EPPO code
- SPXMO (Spondias mombin)
Trade name
- yellow plum
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Sapindales
- Family: Anacardiaceae
- Genus: Spondias
- Species: Spondias mombin
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)Minor host of:
Anastrepha fraterculus (South American fruit fly); Anastrepha obliqua (West Indian fruit fly); Anastrepha striata (guava fruit fly); Anastrepha suspensa (Caribbean fruit fly); Atherigona orientalis (pepper fruit fly); Bactrocera neohumeralis; Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly); Clinodiplosis; Diaprepes spengleri (weevil, golden leaf); Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug); Platyscapulus pulchellus; Rastrococcus invadens (fruit tree mealybug); Teloplatypus excisus; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. mangiferaeindicae (mango black spot)Wild host of:
Diaprepes abbreviatus (citrus weevil)Host of (source - data mining):
Amblypelta lutescens (banana spotting bug); Anastrepha bahiensis; Anastrepha distincta (pois-doux fruit fly); Anastrepha serpentina (sapodilla fruit fly); Anastrepha sororcula; Bactrocera carambolae (carambola fruit fly); Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly); Crypticerya multicicatrices (multicicatrices fluted scale); Planococcus lilacinus (cacao mealybug)Uses List
Top of pageHuman food and beverage
- Beverage base
- Fruits
Materials
- Bark products
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Traditional/folklore
Wood Products
Top of pageContainers
- Cases
Furniture
Sawn or hewn building timbers
- Carpentry/joinery (exterior/interior)
- For light construction
Woodware
- Industrial and domestic woodware
- Pencils
- Tool handles