Uses spondias are appreciated for their heavy fruit production and the ease with which they are propagated and managed. Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin or hog plum is a species of tree and. Spondias mombin herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. There are some recent commercial plantings in mexico and venezuela. Among the englishspeaking caribbean islands it is known as yellow mombin or hog plum. It is reputed, among other claims, to be effective in the treatment of inflammatory conditions, wounds, and infections. Received 20 october 2015 accepted 12 january 2016 available online 15 march 2016 keywords. In the english speaking tropics it is often called hog plum. This is not always accepted, though, and most authors still support the idea that spondias mombin was introduced to africa, rather than originating there. Nutritional properties of yellow mombin spondias mombin l.
Pharmacognostic characterization of spondias mombin l. In order to find a potential application for this native. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. They are commonly named hog plums, spanish plums, libas in bikol and in some cases golden apples for their brightly colored fruit which resemble an apple or small plum at a casual glance. Activity of spondias mombin against microorganisms with. Spondias mombin spondias mombin linn belongs to the family anacardiacae.
The aim of this work was to evaluate the centesimal composition, mineral content, total phenolics, antioxidant activity, and characterize the carotenoids of frozen yellow mombin pulp. The purple mombin is native and common both wild and cultivated from southern mexico through northern peru and brazil, particularly in and zones. A new potential attractant for anastrepha obliqua from spondias mombin fruits article pdf available in journal of chemical ecology 322. Common names include yellow mombin and hog plum englishspeaking countries. Common english names are yellow mombin and hog plum 123 4. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word spondias. Physicalchemical characterization of yellow mombin spondias mombin l. Throughout the spanishspeaking caribbean, except cuba where they are called ciruelas, in costa rica and in mexico it is called jobo derived from the carib language. Spondias mombin ingar i slaktet spondias och familjen sumakvaxter. In this study, the topical antiinflammatory activity of s.
How spondias mombin is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Spondias mombin in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Oxytocic activity of leaf extract of spondias mombin anacardiaceae pharm biol. Information about spondias in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. Phytochemical study and antiinflammatory and antioxidant. Specimen coordinates in square brackets have been approximated based on political units.
Spondias mombin tropical american tree having edible yellow fruit hog plum, yellow mombin, yellow mombin tree yellow mombin, hog plum yellow. Spondias in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to receive it. Spondias mombin belongs to the spondias genus, which is part of the anacardiaceae family that includes 73 genera and about 850 species. Common names include purple mombin and red mombin english speaking countries. Journal of microbiology and antimicrobials bactericidal. Anacardiacea is a plant with versatile folklore uses.
Among the english speaking caribbean islands it is known as yellow mombin or hog plum. Spondias mombin synonyms, spondias mombin pronunciation, spondias mombin translation, english dictionary definition of spondias mombin. Journal of medicinal plants research extracts and gel. At species rank, marchand 1869 placed spondias mombin as a synonym of the. It grows in the rain forest and in the coastal area.
Spondias mombin foi descritu por carlos linneo y espublizose en species plantarum 1. Spondias growing in the florida home landscape1 edis. Names of spondias mombin in various languages of the world are also given. A taxonomic genus within the family anacardiaceae hog plums or spanish plums, native the tropics of the americas and asia. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Spondias may be found as dooryard trees in warm locations along the southeastern and southwestern coastal areas and along the southern shore of lake okeechobee.
Physicalchemical characterization of yellow mombin spondias. Diversity and genetic struture in caja tree spondias mombin l. The objective of this work was to perform foammat drying of yellow mombin pulp, verifying the kinetics and. The influence of garlic and spondias mombin on sodium arsenite induced clastogenicity and hepatotoxicity in rats. This deciduous tree is erect and grows to 20 meters tall with a trunk 6075 cm in diameter. Nworu cs, akah pa, okoye fbc, toukam dk, udeh j, esimone co. Pdf a new potential attractant for anastrepha obliqua from.
The genus consists of 17 described species, 7 of which are native to the neotropics and about 10 are native to tropical asia. Spondias mombin definition of spondias mombin by the free. Spermatozoa morphology and characteristics of spondias mombin l. Spondias is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, anacardiaceae. It is commonly planted in most of the islands of the west indies and the bahamas. Pollen descriptions are available for only three of the species found in the neotropics. Mar 16, 2015 this page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 15. Request pdf nutritional properties of yellow mombin spondias. Anacardiaceae protected male wistar rats exposed to sodium arsenite. Common names gelbpflaume in german jamaicaplum in english cajarana in portuguese cajazeira in portuguese cajazinho in portuguese caja in portuguese cajamirim in portuguese cajamirim in language. Spondias mombin, spondias purpurea, and spondias radlkoferi see table table2. Hepatoprotective effects of hydromethanolic leaf and stem. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Mapping will be based on a standard reference mark based on political units when available. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Ubos is the peruvian name for this tropical fruit tree. Genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity study of aqueous and hydro. Spondias pseudomyrobalanus tussac spondias myrobalanus vell. Anacardiaceae in the neotropics several species of fungal endophytes have been identi ed in the lea ets of spondias mombin, and these appear to play a role in the. Andean bryophytes bolivia checklist catalogue of new world grasses ecuador catalogue flora mesoamericana madagascar catalogue moss flora of china peru checklist system details. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region plant extracts exhibit antibacterial properties, and a decoction of the bark or root bark is considered antiseptic. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in spondias mombin. A cajazeira spondias mombin ou spondias lutea, tambem conhecida pelos nomes cajazeiro, caj. Studies are needed for more of the species, and sem studies are needed for examining.