are used to make a tea for stomach ache, biliousness, urethritis, cystitis, and inflammation. Language Spondias mombin has several common names. Throughout the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, except Cuba and the North of Mexico where it is called ciruela, in Nicaragua, Honduras, and in Mexico it is called jobo (derived from the Carib language). In Costa Rica it is called yuplón after the English name gully plum. In El Salvador, it is called Jocote de Corona. Among the English-speaking Caribbean islands it is known as yellow mombin or hog plum. In Jamaica it is also called Spanish plum, gully plum or coolie plum. In Surinam the fruit is called Mope. In Brazil, the fruit is known by several different names, such as cajá, taperebá and ambaló. In Peru, it is known as uvos or mango ciruelo. In Ghana, it is hog plum or Ashanti plum. It is called "Akukor" in the Ewe language of Ghana. In Bengali, it is called আমড়া (Amṛa). In the southern Indian state of Kerala it is called Ambazhanga അമ്പഴങ്ങ. In Kannada it is called AmateKaayi( ಅಮಟೆ ಕಾಯಿ ). In Goa it is known as 'Ambadde'. In Nigeria, the fruit is called Ughighen in the Urhobo language, Iyeye or Yeye in the Yoruba language, ngulungwu in Igbo and isada in Hausa. Other common names include hug plum, true yellow mombin, golden apple or Java plum, Ambaralla (ඇඹරැල්ල) in Sri Lanka. In Somalia, it is called Isbaandes. In Panama it is called jobo. In "habla congo" of palo mayombe in Cuba, it is called nkunia guenguere kunansieto', ciruela. In Palauan, it is called titimel. In Telugu, it is called karakkaya (కరక్కాయ) See also List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil Amazonian cuisineSpondias purpurea (Purple mombin)Spondias tuberosa (Umbú)Spondias pinnata'' (India) Notes References External links mombin Tropical fruit Trees of Central America Trees of the Caribbean Trees of North America Trees of South America Trees of Belize Trees of Costa Rica Trees of El Salvador Trees of Guatemala Trees of Nicaragua Trees of Panama Trees of Guyana Trees of Suriname Trees of Venezuela Trees of Brazil Trees of Bolivia Trees of Colombia Trees of Ecuador Trees of Peru Trees of Paraguay Trees of Mexico Flora of the Amazon Flora of the Cerrado Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants used in traditional African medicine Medicinal plants of North America Medicinal plants of South America Fruit trees