MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Spondias names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

Notes 1, 2, 3.

Spondias axillaris Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B. L. Burtt & A. W. Hill

ENGLISH : Himalayan ambarella.

NEPALESE : Lapsi.

Spondias bipinnata Airy-Shaw & Forman

THAI : Má kak, Mak kak.

Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias cytherea Sonn.

BURMESE : Gway.

DANISH : Sød mombinblomme, Soed mombinblomme.

ENGLISH : Dwarf ambarella, Golden apple, Great hog plum, Hog plum, Jew plum, Otaheite apple, Polynesian plum, Tahitian quince, Yellow plum.

FINNISH : Otaheite-omena.

FRENCH : Pomme de Cythère, Pommier de Cythère, Prune de Cythère, Prunier de Cythère, Prunier d'Amérique.

GERMAN : Goldpflaume, Süsse Mombinpflaume, Suesse Mombinpflaume, Tahitiapfel , Tahiti-Apfel.

ITALIAN : Ambarella, Jobo de la India. <- CHECK THIS (sounds Spanish)

JAPANESE : Tamagonoki.

KHMER : Mokak.

LAOTIAN : Kook hvaan.

MALAY : Kedongdong, Kedongdong manis (Indonesia).

PORTUGUESE : Caja-manga, Cajamangueira. <- CHECK THESE

SPANISH : Ambarella, Hobo de racimos (Colombia), Juplón (Costa Rica), Manzana de oro (Peru), Spondias dorata, Jobo de la India.

SWEDISH : Cytheraaepple, Guldplommon, Soett balsamplommon, Tahitiaepple.

TAGALOG : Hevi.

THAI : Makok, Makok farang, Má kok wan (as S. cytherea).

VIETNAMESE : Cóc.

Spondias haplophylla Airy-Shaw & Forman

SYNONYM(S) : Haplospondias haplophylla ( Airy-Shaw & Forman) Kostermans

BURMESE : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Dan ye bing lang xing .

ENGLISH : Single-leaved spondias.

Spondias indica (Wight & Arn.) Airy Shaw & Forman

SYNONYM(S) : Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn.

ENGLISH : Indian hog plum.

FRENCH : Mombin de l'Inde.

THAI : Makok farang.

Spondias lakonensis Pierre

SYNONYM(S) : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Jia suan zao, Ling nan suan zao.

ENGLISH : Cantonese mombin.

FRENCH : Mombin de Canton.

THAI : Má ho (Chiang Mai).

VIETNAMESE : Awaiting feedback.

 

Spondias lakonensis Pierre var. hirsuta C. Y. Wu & T. L. Ming

SYNONYM(S) : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Mao ye ling nan suan zao.

ENGLISH : Hairy-leaved Cantonese mombin.

Spondias laxiflora (Kurz.) Airy Shaw

THAI : Má hian.

Spondias mombin L.

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias aurantiaca Schum & Thonn., Spondias brasiliensis Mart., Spondias lutea L., Spondias myrobalanus L.

DANISH : Gul mombinblomme.

DUTCH : Mope.

ENGLISH : Ambarella (as S. lutea), Ashanti plum, Golden apple, Hog plum, Jamaica plum, Spanish plum, Thorny hog plum, True ambarella (as S. lutea), True yellow mombin, Yellow mombin.

FRENCH : Mombin, Mombin à fruits jaunes, Mombin franc, Mombin jaune, Prune d'or, Prune mombine, Prunier mombin, Prunier myrobolan.

GERMAN : Gelbpflaume, Gelbe Mombinpflaume.

JAPANESE : Subonjiasu, Suponjiasu..

PORTUGUESE : Acaiba (Brazil), Acaja (Brazil), Acajaiba (Brazil), Cajá mirim (Brazil), Cajá miudo (Brazil), Cajá pequeno (Brazil), Cajazeira, Cajazeiro (Brazil), Cajazeiro-miudo (Brazil), Imbuzeiro (Brazil), Taperebá, Taperiba (Brazil).

SPANISH : Choco, Ciruela agria, Ciruela amarilla, Ciruela de jobo, Ciruela de monte (Colombia), Hobo blanco, Jobo, Jobo blanco, Jobo espinoso, Jobo gusanero, Jobo hembra, Jocote, Jocote amarillo (Mexico), Jocote de jobo (Nicaragua), Jocote montañero (Mexico), Jocote montero (Nicaragua), Marapa.

SWEDISH : Gult balsamplommon, Svinplommon.

THAI : Makok farang.

 

Photograph of leaves & fruits.

Spondias pinnata (J.G. Konig ex L. f.) Kurz.

SYNONYM(S) : Mangifera pinnata J. König ex L. f. , Spondias mangifera Willd.

CHINESE : Bing lang xing.

ENGLISH : Common hog plum, Indian mombin, Andaman mombin.

GERMAN : Mangopflaume.

JAPANESE : Amura tamagonoki.

NEPALESE : Amaaro.

PORTUGUESE : Cajamangueira, Cajá-manga, Imbú manga (Brazil).

SPANISH : Ciruela mango, Jobo de la India, Mango jobo (Venezuela).

THAI : Makok, Má kok pa.

 

Spondias purpurea L.

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias cirouella Tussac

DANISH : Rød mombinblomme, Roed mombinblomme.

DUTCH : Makka pruim, Rode mombinpruim.

ENGLISH : Chile plum, Hog plum, Jamaica plum, Purple mombin, Red mombin, Red plum, Scarlet plum, Spanish plum, Wild plum.

FINNISH : Punamombin.

FRENCH : Mombin rouge(fruit), Prune café (fruit), Prune d'Espagne (fruit), Prune du Chili, Prunier des Antilles (plant), Prunier d'Espagne (plant).

GERMAN : Mombinpflaume, Rote Mombinpflaume, Spanische Pflaume.

ITALIAN : Susina mombin rossa.

PORTUGUESE : Ambuzeiro, Ameixa da Espanha, Cajá, Ciriguela, Cirouela, Imbuzeiro, Umbuzeiro (Brazil).

SPANISH : Cirgüelo, Ciruela, Ciruela colorada, Ciruela española, Ciruela roja, Ciruela común, Ciruela jobo, Ciruela de monte, Ciruelo, Ciruelo de hueso, Ciruelo mexicano, Ciruela morada, Ciruela roja, Hobo (Colombia), Hobo blanco (Colombia), Hobo colorado (Colombia), Jobillo, Jobito (Costa Rica), Jobo, Jobo colorado, Jobo gusanero, Jocote, Jobo colorado, Jocote común, Jocote ácido (El Salvador), Jocote de azucarón (El Salvador) , Jocote de iguana (El Salvador), Jocote tronador (El Salvador), Jocote de pitarrío (El Salvador), Jocote de Verano (El Salvador), Ubo, Yocote.

SWEDISH : Mombinplommon, Roett balsamplommon.

TAGALOG : Sineguelas.

THAI : Makok farang.

 

Please note : Some names appear to be misapplied. For example Jocote de iguana has a green fruit and is not edible so should not be a synonym of the above names. Jocote de Verano has a fruit maturing from green to yellow !!!!

Spondias purpurea L. f. lutea F. & R. xxx

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias cirouella Tussac

PORTUGUESE : Cajá vermelha.

SPANISH : Jocote amarillo, Jocote corona (El Salvador) , Jocote Manzano (El Salvador), Jocote de invierno (El Salvador), Jocote turco (El Salvador).

 

Please note : This form has not been identified properly yet, the names may refer to other species.

Spondias radlkoferi Donn. Sm.

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias nigrescens Pittier

Spondias tuberosa Arruda

SYNONYM(S) : Spondias cirouella Tuss. , Spondias tuberculata L.

ENGLISH : Green mombin.

FRENCH : Imbu.

PORTUGUESE : Ambu (Brazil), Giqui (Brazil), Imbú (Brazil), Imbuzeiro (Brazil), Ombuzeiro (Brazil), Taperebá (Brazil), Umbú (Brazil), Umbuzeiro (Brazil).

SPANISH : Imbú, Umbú.

 

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Alice Web, 2001, Arvores e Arbustos do Brasil, Um banco de dados demonstrativo Vers. 4.10 07/03/2001. < http://www.alicesoftware.com/webs/trees/aweb/td001/td_00030.htm >.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Ochse J. J., Brink van den, & Bakhuizen R. C. 1931, Fruits and Fruit Culture in the Dutch East Indies, G. Kolff & Co, Batavia -C.

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 2001, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press, USA.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?spondias (29 March 2002).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Lochan Gyawali, Oscar Villalta.

 

Notes

It is proving difficult to sort the common names for all the species due to the variations in fruit colours (on which many vernacular names are based). We have pointed out some of the inconsistancies but many remain. Feedback would be much appreciated.

 

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