This fast-growing tree can reach up to 60 ft (18 m) in its native range of Melanesia and Polynesia; however, it usually averages 30 to 40 ft (9–12 m) in other areas.
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The United States Department of Agriculture received seeds from Liberia in 1909, but it did not become a popular crop in the US.
Eleocharis dulcis | Spondias mombin | Spondias purpurea | Spondias dulcis | Spondias | Jesu Dulcis Memoria |
A theory regarding the name of the city of Bangkok, Thailand is that the name is derived from makok (มะกอก), the Thai name for the fruit of Spondias dulcis.