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Spondias purpurea L.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 613. 1762 [Sep 1762]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 608.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 608.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 612.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 605.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 610.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 610.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 603.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 611.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 611.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 604.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 604.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 607.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 607.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 609.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 609.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 606.jpg

Spondias purpurea, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 606.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 396.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 396.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 398.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 398.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 397.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 397.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 395.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 395.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 393.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 393.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 394.jpg

Spondias purpurea--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 394.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (1).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056.jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (3).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (2).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (4).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (6).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (5).jpg

Spondias purpurea, B. Hammel 24625--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 056 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Southwest Caribbean; introduced into Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil South, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jawa, Leeward Is., Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Hammel, B 24625

April 10, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas (Garabito Canton)

9.859722, -84.702778

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Arbolito 3 m. Frutos verdes, maduros rojos.

Garden no. 72583C

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

August 5, 2007

Location

Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)

Location Remarks

City of Oaxaca

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Spondias

Specific Epithet

purpurea

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 12.3

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#89,702 of 335,497

Top 27%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →