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Yellow mombin

Spondias mombin

About

Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin, hog plum, amra or cajazeira, is a species of tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree was introduced by the Portuguese in South Asia in the beginning of the 17th century. It has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, Indonesia, and other Caribbean islands. It is rarely cultivated except in parts of the Brazilian Northeast.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Spondias mombin
Slug
spondias-mombin
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Spondias
Species
mombin
Wikidata QID
Q794969
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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