Plant Details

Accepted name:: Spondias purpurea 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:
ciruela	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
jocote	Other	Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
purple mombin	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
red mombin	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
siriguela	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
sirínguela	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves		Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014)
bark		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
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, fruit		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Spondias mexicana S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 403 (1887).
Spondias crispula Beurl. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 119 (1856).
Spondias jocote-amarillo Kosterm. Kedondong, Ambarella, Amra Spondiadeae (Anacardiac.) Asia & Pacific: 27 (1991).
Spondias myrobalanus L. Fl. Jam.: 16 (1759), nom. illeg.
Spondias negrosensis Kosterm. Kedondong, Ambarella, Amra Spondiadeae (Anacardiac.) Asia & Pacific: 28 (1991).
Spondias oliviformis W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 60: 31 (1871).
Spondias purpurea f. lutea Fawc. & Rendle Fl. Jamaica 5: 17 (1926).
Spondias purpurea var. munita I.M.Johnst. Sargentia 8: 182 (1949).
Warmingia pauciflora Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 281 (1874).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Spondias mexicana S.Watson	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Spondias purpurea L.	Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Spondias purpurea Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)

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