Spondais Mombin

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  • Herbarium No: UPH NO. V-1,182
  • Spondais Mombin
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  • Botanical Name/Scientific Name: Spondais Mombin
  • Genus: Spondais
  • Synonym: Spondias mombin var. mombin
  • Common/Local Name(s): Spanish Plum
  • Family: Anacardiaceae
  • Botanical Description: Spondias mombin is a tropical fruit tree that can grow up to 25 meters tall. It has a spreading canopy and a short, often crooked trunk with rough, fissured bark. The leaves are pinnate, with 9-17 leaflets arranged alternately along the stem.
  • Flowering/Fruiting: Flowers during dry season fruiting starts at 5years of age
  • Plant Uses: Edible fruits, medicinal and timber
  • Origin: Introduced
  • Locality: Choba University of Port Harcourt
  • Habit: Tree
  • Mode: Wild

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