Spondias dulcis
Ambarella, Golden Apple / Amra
Other regional names: Jew Plum +3 more
- Jew Plum
- Jewish Plum
- Otaheite Apple
- Polynesian Plum
Also known as: Chrysomelon pomiferum G.Forst. ex A.Gray +15 more
- Chrysomelon pomiferum G.Forst. ex A.Gray
- Cytheraea dulcis (Parkinson) Wight & Arn.
- Evia acida Blume
- Evia amara var. tuberculosa Blume
- Evia dulcis (Parkinson) Comm. ex Blume
- Evia dulcis (Parkinson) Kosterm.
- Poupartia dulcis (Parkinson) Blume
- Spondias cythera Sonn.
- Spondias cytherea Sonn.
- Spondias dulcis Sol. ex G.Forst.
- Spondias dulcis var. acida (Blume) Engl.
- Spondias dulcis var. commersonii Engl.
- Spondias dulcis var. dulcis
- Spondias dulcis var. integra Engl.
- Spondias dulcis var. mucroniserrata Engl.
- Spondias dulcis var. mucroserrata Engl., 1883
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Anacardiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Spondias dulcis (commonly known as Ambarella or Golden Apple / Amra) is a tree within the Anacardiaceae family. It naturally occurs in Tropical Asia and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zaïre