EPPO Global Database

Spondias purpurea(SPXPU)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SPXPU
  • Preferred name: Spondias purpurea
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mexico, Central America, South America (northwest). Cultivated for its edible fruits. Introduced in a few tropical countries, in particular in Caribbean and South America


Common names
Name Language
purple mombin English
red mombin English
Spanish plum tree English
roter Mombinpflaumenbaum German
mombin rouge French
ciruela española Spanish
ciruelo del fraile Spanish (BO)
ciruelo mexicano Spanish (CL)
jocote colorado Spanish
imbuzeiro-vermelho Portuguese