Sunday, February 19, 2012

Kedondong ( Spondias mombin )


Fruit Warehouse |  Kedondong ( Spondias mombin ) | A more common name is mombins unequivocal. They are deciduous or semi-evergreen trees growing to 25 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, pinnate, rarely bipinnate or simple. It has a single seed.About 10 species of Spondias bear edible fruits and have been domesticated for fruit production. The name is derived from makok (มะกอก), the Thai name for the fruit of Spondias dulcis. Spondias pinnata is called Pulicha Kaai in the Tamil language, the which means "sour fruit."


Spondias is a genus of Flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. The genus consists of 17 described species, 7 of the which are native to the Neotropics and about 10 are native to tropical Asia. They are commonly named hog plums, Spanish plums and in some cases the golden apples for Their brightly colored fruit-an apple or the which resemble large plums at a casual glance.

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