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.
Location
Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)
Location Remarks
City of Oaxaca
Collectors
No collectors specified
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
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Spondias
Specific Epithet
purpurea
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#89,702 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
5%