Record Number
6312
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Spondias purpurea L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Spondias in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Spondias in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Vernacular Names
Spanish plum (En). Indonesia: kedongdong cina, kedongdong cucuk, kedongdong sabrang (Sundanese). Philippines: sineguelas (Filipino), saguelas (Iloko), siriguelas (Bikol).
Distribution
Native of tropical America; cultivated throughout the tropics, in Malesia mainly in the Philippines.
Author(s)
D.S. Alonzo
Correct Citation of this Article
Alonzo, D.S., 1998. Spondias purpurea L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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