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Spondias purpurea L.
Purple mombin

Spondias purpurea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Anacardiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Spondias purpurea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Spondias purpurea has been found in the following 4 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present

Spondias purpurea has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Spondias purpurea has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Shell Mound

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Spondias purpurea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Spondias purpurea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton