The fruit appear solitary or in groups of two or three. It is an oblong to obovoid, sub-globose or even pear-shaped drupe, measuring 2.5-5.0 by 1.0-3.5 cm, with a smooth and glossy peel. Pollen is normally not formed because the mother cells of the micro-sporangia do not develop.įruit are parthenocarpic. The flowers have 4-5 sepals and 4-5 tiny red to purple petals that are usually 2.5-3.5 mm long at anthesis. Each panicle has male, female and bisexual flowers. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, bronze-red or purplish when young, with 5–12 pairs of elliptical-ovate, sub-sessile leaflets, 2-6 cm long by 1.25 cm wide, oblique base, and shallowly toothed towards the acute apex, green, and fall before the flowering period.Īxillary inflorescences come in 1-10 cm long panicles with a few flowers that usually appear at the older and defoliated nodes. The main branches tend to grow horizontally and all branches are fairly brittle. Cuts and bruises in the bark produce a thick and transparent exudate.
Barks are thick, corky, deeply fissured, grey and usually smooth. It is adaptable to a wide range of soils from sand, gravel, heavy clay loam, loams to calcareous soils. The plant is found abundant in thickets or open forest, often in second growth, common in fencerows, pastures, and many other situations, ascending from sea level. Jocote (Spanish Plum) is a small to medium-sized fast growing deciduous tree that grows about 7 m (23 ft.) tall with a spreading crown. They are also used as an ingredient for drinks and during Holyhis fruit is used in a special fruit salad called Almibar. They can be preserved for future use just by boiling and drying, which keeps them in good condition for several months. They are popular with people who have enjoyed them from childhood (like me), and they serve a useful purpose in the absence of “snack bars”. It is occasionally eaten unripe with salt and vinegar or lime juice. The fruits are often eaten ripe, with or without the skin. Spanish travelers carried this species to the Philippines, where it has been widely adopted. Other popular common names of the fruits are Brazilian Plum, Chile Plum, Ciruela, Hog Plum, Jamaica Plum, Jocote, Ovo, Purple Jobo, Purple Mombin, Purple Plum, Red Mombin, Scarlet Plum, Spanish Plum and Wild Plum.įruits are sold along the roads and streets as well as in the native markets. However, this fruit can be particularly sweet when it ripens long enough. It is most commonly known as jocote, which is derived from the Nahuatl word xocotl, meaning any kind of sour or acidic fruit. Brazil is recognized as a country rich in fruit diversity and this “quality” should be used whenever possible.
Spanish Plum fruit is easily found in the homes of Brazilians, especially those who live in the South and Southeast regions. It is rarely cultivated except in parts of the Brazilian Northeast. The tree has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, Indonesia, and other Caribbean islands. Spondias Purpurea commonly known as Spanish Plum, Seriguela is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae that is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies.
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