They cultivated local fruits such as jabuticaba, cashews, Spondias mombin and Goiabas. In Tamaulipas, it feeds largely on the fruit "Spondias mombin". Among the English-speaking Caribbean islands it is known as yellow mombin or hog plum. In Panama, one of the green iguana's favorite foods is the wild plum ("Spondias mombin"). "Spondias mombin" has several common names. In traditional medicine, "Spondias mombin" has had a variety of uses.