Melicoccus bijugatus is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the New World tropics including South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Its stone-bearing fruits, commonly called quenepa, ‘’’kenèp’’’ or guinep, are edible.

Scientific Name: Melicoccus bijugatus. Common Names: genip, ginep, guenepa, and Spanish lime (English), limoncillo, macao, maco, mammon, mauco, quenepa (Spanish). Family: Sapindaceae. Related Fruit Crops: lychee, longan, and rambutan. Origin: Mamoncillo is native to northern South America and the Island of Margarita.

2020年7月29日 · More commonly known as the Spanish lime, quenepas is a tree in the soapberry family with the scientific name Melicoccus bijugatus. The fruit of this tree is small, round and green with a thin, rigid skin that grows in large bunches.

2017年6月28日 · Spanish lime is a dioecious or monoecious tree, slow-growing and erects growing up to 85 ft. (25 m) high and spread vigorously. It is found growing in secondary forests, coastal forests, old farmsteads, and along roadsides. It is drought tolerant but serious damage inflict if exposed in frost.

Melicossus bijugatus Jacq., also known as quenepa, mamon (Spanish), genip (English), quenette (French), and by many other common names, is native to northern South America and is cultivated and naturalized widely throughout the tropics. Quenepa is a beautiful tree that is planted for urban shade (Fig. 5) and for the tasty fruit if bears.

2013年7月3日 · Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq., the Spanish lime, is a slow-growing tree that can reach up to 25 m. It is native to northern South America and Central America and the West Indies, where it is both cultivated and found growing wild.

Melicoccus bijugatus. Common Name. Spanish lime. Kingdom. Plantae. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Melicoccus. Species. Melicoccus bijugatus. Identification Numbers. TSN: 28691. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the ...

The genus Melicoccus was first described by Patrick Browne, an Irish doctor and botanist, in 1756. This description was based on M. bijugatus trees which were cultivated in Jamaica. In 1760, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin described the first species in …

Melicoccus bijugatus is dioecious. The incomplete, imperfect, actinomorphic flowers are arranged in terminal panicles or racemes. The calyx has 4 – 5 green unfused sepals. The corolla has 4 – 5 unfused white petals. In staminate flowers there are 8 unfused stamens and no carpel.

Melicoccus bijugatus, common name mamón, mamoncillo, huaya or quenepa (among others), is a fruit tree of the Sapindaceae family, naturalized in the intertropical zone of America. It is appreciated for its edible fruits (drupa).