Characteristics
Dicots
Spondias purpurea L.
PURPLE MOMBIN
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Not Native
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Classification
SAPINDALES
Spondias purpurea L. - PURPLE MOMBIN
Citation
SPONDIAS PURPUREA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 613. 1762.
Spondias myrobalanus Linnaeus Dec 1759, non Linnaeus May-Jun 1759.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica t. 219(3-5). 1725). Lectotypified by Bornstein, in R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Dicot. 2: 103. 1989.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Spondias purpurea - 159
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Spondias purpurea - 159
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Spondias purpurea - 270
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