Plant Details

Accepted name:: Spondias dulcis Parkinson [Anacardiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ambarella	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
amberella	Other	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
amra	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
amrathaka	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
golden apple	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great hog plum	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gway	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jew plum	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kedondong jawa	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kedongdong	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
malay apple	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
otaheite-apple	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
polynesian-plum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yellow-plum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, The gum		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Evia acida Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 234 (1850).
Poupartia dulcis (Parkinson) Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1161 (1827).
Spondias acida Blume Flora 7: 291 (1824).
Spondias cytherea Sonn. Voy. Indes Orient., ed. 2, 3: 242 (1782).
Chrysomelon pomiferum G.Forst. ex A.Gray U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 374 (1854).
Cytheraea dulcis (Parkinson) Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 173 (1834).
Evia amara var. tuberculosa Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 233 (1850).
Evia dulcis (Parkinson) Comm. ex Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 233 (1850).
Spondias dulcis var. acida (Blume) Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 247 (1883).
Spondias dulcis var. commersonii Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 247 (1883).
Spondias dulcis var. integra Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 248 (1883).
Spondias dulcis var. mucroniserrata Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 247 (1883).
Spondias fragrans Pav. ex Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 247 (1883).
Spondias longifolia Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 453 (1832).
Spondias therebintoides Royen ex Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 234 (1850), pro syn.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Evia acida	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ponpartia dulcis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Spondias acida	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Spondias cytherea	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Spondias cytherea Sonn.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Spondias cytherea Sonnerat.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Spondias dulcis	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
Spondias dulcis Parkinson	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Spondias dulcis Parkinson, J.	Fijian Med. Pl. (Cambie & Ash, 1994)
Spondias dulcis Sol. ex. Parkinson	Medicinal Pl. in S Pacific (WHO, 1998)
Spondias dulcis Soland. ex Park.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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