BOTANICAL RECORD
Spondias mombin L.
Hog plum · Yellow mombin · Anacardiaceae
Overview

About the illustration
An illustrated interpretation of the species, guided by its botanical description. It does not depict a specimen photographed at Odo and is not evidence of identification.
Original ↗- Growth form
- Tree
- At Odo Valley
- Present at Odo Valley
- In the library
- Existing local flora
- Botanical origin in Ghana
- Introduced to Ghana
- Location
- Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
- Known date or period
- Since early July 2026
Field note
Fruit collected every morning since early July 2026, still ongoing at the time of the 9 September account. The exact start date and yields are unspecified. Initial documentary research dated 9 September 2026.
Record sources 10
Sources and origins
Spondias mombin — Agroforestree Database 4.0
- Author or institution
- Orwa, Mutua, Kindt, Jamnadass & Anthony
- Publication year
- 2009
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional technical profile
- Geographic origin
- World Agroforestry
- Page, table or passage
- p. 1–4
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Synthesis across several regions. Some printed nutritional values appear inconsistent (water, vitamin C) and are not repeated here. Calendars and yields are not measurements from Busua.
Aroma-active compounds in Spondias mombin L. fruit pulp
- Author or institution
- Neiens, Geißlitz & Steinhaus
- Publication year
- 2017
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Primary study
- Geographic origin
- Leibniz-LSB / Germany
- Page, table or passage
- European Food Research and Technology 243, 1073–1081
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Detailed abstract consulted on the institute portal: https://portal.fis.leibniz-lsb.tum.de/en/publications/aroma-active-compounds-in-spondias-mombin-l-fruit-pulp-4/ ; batch origin to be checked in the full text.
Antifertility activity of aqueous ethanolic leaf extract of Spondias mombin (Anacardiaceae) in rats
- Author or institution
- C. N. Uchendu & T. Isek
- Publication year
- 2008
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Primary animal study
- Geographic origin
- Nigeria
- Page, table or passage
- African Health Sciences 8(3), 163–167; abstract
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Contraceptive activity reported, with no abortifacient effect in this protocol. Differences between extracts and models prevent generalisation.
Hog plums present in the valley — account from JB
- Author or institution
- JB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Type
- Direct user account
- Geographic origin
- Odo Valley, Busua, Ghana
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
- Provenance and context
- Conversation of 9 September 2026: “the hog plums we find here in the valley”; the user mentions earlier research.
Encounter date, number of trees, photographs and details of earlier research were not found. 9 September is the date of the account, not the observation.
Spondias mombin L. — Plants of the World Online
- Author or institution
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Publication year
- Continuously updated database
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Institutional taxonomic database
- Geographic origin
- International
- Page, table or passage
- Taxonomy, distribution, synonyms
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Essential Oils from the Fruits and Leaves of Spondias mombin Linn.: Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Molecular Docking Study
- Author or institution
- G. A. A. Ampadu, J. O. Mensah, G. Darko & L. S. Borquaye
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Primary study
- Geographic origin
- Ahinsan, Ashanti region, Ghana
- Page, table or passage
- Plant material; composition; biological activities
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Laboratory results and molecular simulations. Local sampling and methods specific to the study; these do not establish the yield or profile of a Busua batch. Full-text access was unstable during this update: production parameters have not been transcribed.
Nutritional benefits, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties and toxicity of Spondias mombin
- Author or institution
- O. B. Ogunro and colleagues
- Publication year
- 2023
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Literature review
- Geographic origin
- Multiple tropical regions
- Page, table or passage
- Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 75(2), 162 onwards; abstract
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Secondary synthesis. Practices, preparations, populations and results require checking against each primary source. A repeated citation does not count as independent confirmation.
Spondias mombin — Pharmacognosy & Herbal Medicine
- Author or institution
- University of Cape Coast
- Publication year
- Not stated
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- University synthesis
- Geographic origin
- Ghana
- Page, table or passage
- Local names ; ethnobotanical uses ; pharmacological activity
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
Names need local verification in Ahanta/Nzema. Some passages incorrectly present animal findings as clinical validation; these conclusions are not adopted in this record.
Oxytocic Activity of Leaf Extract of Spondias mombin
- Author or institution
- C. S. Nworu and colleagues
- Publication year
- 2007
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Primary animal study
- Geographic origin
- Pharmacological research
- Page, table or passage
- Abstract; uterine activity in rats
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
A specific extract and animal model. Provides no safe dose for women.
Daily harvest — field observations
- Author or institution
- JB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Type
- Direct user account
- Geographic origin
- Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-09
- Provenance and context
- Spondias mombin fruit collected every morning since early July.
Exact first harvest day, weight and number of trees not specified.