Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Spondias purpurea
ciruelo, ovito, jocote dulce, ciruela, jocote agrio, great hog plum, Jamaican plum, Mexican plum















It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food (POWO, 2022)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Spondias
Species
purpurea
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Spondias mombin L.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1875
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Its native range is Mexico to N. Colombia (POWO, 2022)
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"Galapagos Species Database, Spondias purpurea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=181. Accessed 28 April 2025.