Red mombin
Scientific name
Spondias purpurea
Family
Anacardiaceae
Tree name
Jocote tree
Vitamins
Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Carotene, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Ascorbic acid, Amino acids, Lysine, Methionine, threonine, Tryptophan
Size
Between 2.5 to 4 cm in length | between 1 and 2 cm wide
Flowering
Almost all year round for the reds
Fructification
Almost all year round for the reds but July and August for the variety of Chilean plums
Other names
- Prune d'Espagne, Prune chenille, Mombin rouge, Cirouelle (French),
- Red mombin, Jocote fruit, Plum, Purple mombin, Hog plum, Jamaica plum, Ciruela (English),
- Ciruela huesito (Colombia),
- Ciruela, Ciruela traqueadora (Panama),
- Ciriguela, Cirigüela, Cirguela, Cirguelo (Ecuador),
- Siniguelas (Philippines)