Jobo
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
At a glance
Scientific nameSpondias mombin
Trade / common nameJobo
FamilyAnacardiaceae
RegionCentral America · South America · Middle Africa · Caribbean · South-Eastern Asia
Distribution
Distributed throughout West Indies (except Bahamas), and from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, in part cultivated or naturalized. It is also planted in southern Florida. The tree usually grows along roadsides and fence rows, in pastures and forests in the coastal, moist limestone, and lower mountain regions of Puerto Rico, perhaps naturalized rather than native. also believed to have been introduced into Africa from Central or South America, and is widely cultivated there on farmlands and around towns and villages for its fruits and as a living fence.
Uses
Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Charcoal, Chests, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Dyewood , Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, General carpentry, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matchboxes, Matches, Medicinal use, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Particleboard, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tannin, Tool handles, Toys, Trimming, Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes
Countries & Distribution
These country connections come directly from the same SQL country–species bridge used by Country Detail and the Global Navigator.
🇧🇿Belize
historical
🇧🇴Bolivia
historical
🇧🇷Brazil
captured
🇨🇲Cameroon
historical
🇨🇴Colombia
captured
🇨🇷Costa Rica
historical
🇨🇺Cuba
historical
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
historical
🇪🇨Ecuador
historical
🇬🇾Guyana
historical
🇭🇹Haiti
historical
🇯🇲Jamaica
historical
🇲🇽Mexico
historical
🇵🇦Panama
historical
🇵🇪Peru
historical
🇵🇭Philippines
historical
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
historical
🇸🇷Suriname
historical
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
historical
🇻🇪Venezuela
historical
Wood images
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Jobo
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
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Appearance
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Yellow
White
Brown
Orange
Red
Purple
White to cream
Yellow to golden-yellow to orange
Small stripes and streaks
Pale red to pink
Pale gray to light brown-yellow
Pale brown
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
White
Brown
Yellow
Red
Same as heartwood
White to yellow
Paler than heartwood
Not differentiated from heartwood
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Medium
High
Lustrous
Fairly lustrous
Uses & Applications
Common Uses
Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Charcoal, Chests, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Dyewood , Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, General carpentry, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matchboxes, Matches, Medicinal use, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Particleboard, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tannin, Tool handles, Toys, Trimming, Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes
Product Sources
The timber has little commercial value and is exported from the tropics in very small quantities. It is usually priced in the low to medium range when available.
Most of the species in the Spondias genus are cultivated for their edible plum-like fruit.
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