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Mamey
Mammea americana
Mamey · Abricotier d'Amérique · Abricotier de Saint-Domingue, Abricotier d'Amérique, Abricotier des Antilles · Mamaya · Mamey; Mammee apple · Mami apple · Mammee · Mammee Apple · Mammee Apple Tree · Mammiapfel · Mamón · abricot-des-antilles · abricoteiro · abricotier d'Amérique · abricotier des Antilles · abricotier-pays
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Haiti, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Panama(Choco), Latin America, West Indies, Venezuela
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Acaricide, Antiseptic, Cough, Discutient
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Clusiaceae
Scientific name: Mammea americana
Common names: Mamey, Abricotier d'Amérique, Abricotier de Saint-Domingue, Abricotier d'Amérique, Abricotier des Antilles, Mamaya, Mamey; Mammee apple, Mami apple, Mammee, Mammee Apple, Mammee Apple Tree, Mammiapfel, Mamón, abricot-des-antilles, abricoteiro, abricotier d'Amérique, abricotier des Antilles, abricotier-pays
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Haiti, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Panama(Choco), Latin America, Elsewhere, West Indies and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Acaricide
- Antiseptic
- Cough
- Discutient
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Hypertension
- Incense
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- Insecticide
- Liqueur
- Parasiticide
- Pediculicide
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Skin
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Suppurative
- Vulnerary
- Wound
- Cicatrizant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- Haiti
- Trinidad
- Dominican Republic
- Panama(Choco)
- Latin America
- Elsewhere
- West Indies
- Venezuela
Documented cultural uses
- Acaricide
- Antiseptic
- Cough
- Discutient
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Hypertension
- Incense
- Insecticide
- Liqueur
- Parasiticide
- Pediculicide
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- Piscicide
- Poison
- Skin
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Suppurative
- Vulnerary
- Wound
- Cicatrizant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Tonic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CITRIC-ACID
- CYCLOMAMMEISINN
- CYCLONEOMAMMEIN
- 1,7-DIHYDROXYXANTHONE
- FAT
- FIBER
- 2-HYDROXYXANTHONE
- 4-HYDROXYXANTHONE
- LIGNOCERYL-LIGNOCERATE
- MAMMEIN
- 2-METHOXYXANTHONE
- NIACIN
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- NORMAMMEIN
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- TETRACOSANYL-TETRACOSANOATE
- THIAMIN
- 4-1-(ACETOXYPROPYL)-5,7-DIHYDROXY-6-(3-ETHYL-2-BUTENYL)-8ETC.
- CYCLOMAMMEIN
- 1,5-DIHYDROXYXANTHONE
- FRIEDELIN
- KILOCALORIES
- NEOMAMMEIN
- SODIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- WATER
- SUCROSE
- IRON
- PHOSPHORUS
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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