Ambar

Ambar may refer to:

See also

Ambar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Anbar is a small village in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. It is located at 34 02 50 N and 72 24 40 E at an altitude of 1010 ft. The Swabi Interchange is located in Anbar village and is the central location for the motorway connecting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The people belong to the Aba Khel sub-tribe of the Mandanr Yusafzai tribe. The people belong to Bular Khel (First settled in Anbar) and Tajukhel caste which is considered the most honourable caste among Pakhtoons. However lower non Pashtoon tribe of Malyar is increasing in number due to high birth rate.

The Anbar populace is highly educated, with a literacy rate of 90%. Abdul Wali Khan University maintains a campus in Anbar. Anbar also contains two segregated elementary colleges, one for boys and one for girls.The village is transforming to commercial town with each passing year due to construction of motorway interchange.

Anbar fields teams on the district level for cricket and volleyball, with its volleyball team holding several provincial championships and its cricket team ranked at the top on district level.

Spondias mombin

Spondias mombin or Spondias purpurea var. lutea, is a tree, a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It is rarely cultivated.

The mature fruit has a leathery skin and a thin layer of pulp. The seed has an oil content of 31.5%.

Use as food

The fruit pulp is either eaten fresh or made into juice, concentrate, jellies, and sherbets.

In Thailand this fruit is called makok (Thai: มะกอก) and is used in som tam as a secondary ingredient. The young leaves, which taste slightly bitter and sour, are sometimes served raw together with certain types of nam phrik (Thai chilli pastes).

As a member of the Sumac family (Anacardiaceae), exposure to the sap of this species may result in an identical allergic reaction to that of the poison ivy plant. Those with a known sensitivity to urushiol should exercise caution in consuming or handling this species.