Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abal	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
abal ak	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
akiklonkwin	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
akikongoto	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
akonkonman	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
atoya xocotl	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
biaxhi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
caja	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
caja fruit	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cajazeira	Other	Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cajá	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
cajá-mirim	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
capuaticacao	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chiabal	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chupandilla	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chuynadilla	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
circuelo obo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela agria	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela amarilla	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela calentana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela campechana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela colorada	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela del país	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela do méxico	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela loca	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruela roja	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ciruelo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cozticxocotl	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
coztilxocotl	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cupu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ek´ abal	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
gelbe mombinpflaume	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gelbpflaume	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hobo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hog plum	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hog-plum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
imbu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jamaica plum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jamaica-plum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jobillo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobito	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo espino	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo francés	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo hembra	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo negro	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jobo roñoso	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jocote	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jocote de jobo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jocote tronador	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jovo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mango ciruelo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mi ten mixi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mimbear ten	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mobiî	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
mombin	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mompin	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mope	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
obo de zopilote	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
okika	Other	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
palo de mulato	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
piets ten	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pompoaqun	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pompoqua	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
prunier mombin	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sirínguela	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
sismoyo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
taperebá	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
ten mi viad	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tepereba	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tzrrobmal	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ubos	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
ubus	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
xkinin-hobó	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
xobo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yellow mombin	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark, roots, leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
root		Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
bark, leaves		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
bark, seeds, leaves	dry bark, dry seeds, dry leaves	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
stem bark		Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
bark		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
bark, leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
leaf		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
leaf		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Spondias lutea L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 613 (1762), nom. superfl.
Mauria juglandifolia Benth. ex Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 244 (1883).
Spondias aurantiaca Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 225 (1827).
Spondias brasiliensis Mart. ex Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 244 (1883).
Spondias cirouella Tussac Fl. Antill. 3: 37 (1824), nom. superfl.
Spondias cytherea Tussac Fl. Antill. 3: t. 28 (1826), nom. illeg.
Spondias dubia A.Rich. in J.B.A.Guillemin & G.S.Perrottet, Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 153 (1831).
Spondias glabra Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 572 (1883).
Spondias graveolens Macfad. Fl. Jamaica 1: 228 (1837).
Spondias lucida Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 172 (1796), nom. superfl.
Spondias lutea var. dubia (A.Rich.) Marchand Rév. Anacardiac.: 156 (1869).
Spondias lutea var. glabra Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 374 (1876).
Spondias lutea var. maxima Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 374 (1876).
Spondias lutea var. pseudomyrobalanus (Tussac) Marchand Rév. Anacardiac.: 156 (1869).
Spondias maxima Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 572 (1883).
Spondias myrobalanus L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1036 (1759), nom. superfl.
Spondias pseudomyrobalanus Tussac Fl. Antill. 4: 97 (1828).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Spondias lutea	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Spondias lutea L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Spondias mombin	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Spondias mombin L	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Spondias mombin L.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) 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 mombin Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Spondias monbin	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
Spondias monbin L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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