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.

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.

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.

The wood of Mamoncillo is fairly hard and heavy, and ideal for cabinet work, construction, and interior works. Propagation is through seeds, air layering, or grafting. Physical Characteristics

Jun 28, 2017 · 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.

Jul 3, 2013 · 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.

Spanish Lime or Guinep is a Lychee (Litchi chinensis) relative originating in northern parts of South America and nowadays cultivated throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including the Florida Keys at the southernmost tip of the United States.

The Melicoccus bijugatus, or Spanish Lime, is a native to Northern South America and is a close relative of the Lychee and Longan fruit. It is a tall, stately tree with smooth, gray bark and unusual leaves.

The wood is of medium weight and fairly hard but reportedly not resistant to decay. Elsewhere it has been used in construction, interiorwork, and cabinets. Besides furnishing fruit and shade, the trees are honey plants, their pleasantly scented flowers attracting bees.

The Quenepa, kinep, Spanish-lime ( Melicoccus bijuagatus Jacq.) is in the Soapberry Family ( Sapindaceae ), a familiar exotic tree planted for its edible fruit and shade. ....Fruits (drupes), borne in clusters, are marketed for their thin flesh, which is gelatinous and slightly fibrous, yellowish to salmon colored, and suggestive of grapes.