Melicoccus bijugatus

Melicoccus bijugatus
Leaves and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Melicoccus
Species:
M. bijugatus
Binomial name
Melicoccus bijugatus
Synonyms

Melicocca bijuga L.
Baj Melicocca carpopodea Juss.

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. Other names for the fruits include limoncillo, Bajan ackee, chenet, Spanish lime and mamoncillo.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Melicoccus bijugatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T179306554A179306556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T179306554A179306556.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
  3. ^ Janick, Jules; Paull, Robert E., eds. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts. p. 808. ISBN 9780851996387. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ Duarte, Odilo; Paull, Robert E. (2015). Exotic Fruits and Nuts of the New World. ISBN 9781780645056. Retrieved 13 July 2015.