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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.
Guinep/ Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) fruit. ... Fruits and seeds of Sapindaceae. Retrieved 16 July 2018. This page was last edited on 13 November 2024, at 02 ...
Melicoccus is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of northern and western South America. [ 2 ] They are evergreen trees growing to 30 metres (98 ft) tall, with alternate pinnate leaves with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet).
Melicoccus bijugatus: Staghorn sumac: Rhus typhina: Swamp maire: Syzygium maire: Syzygium alternifolium: Syzygium alternifolium: Syzygium calophyllifolium Syzygium calophyllifolium: Syzygium calubcob Syzygium calubcob: Syzygium cordatilimbum Syzygium cordatilimbum: Syzygium crassipes Syzygium crassipes: Syzygium eucalyptoides: Syzygium ...
Ackee is an evergreen tree that grows about 10 metres tall, with a short trunk and a dense crown. [2] The leaves are paripinnately, [9] compound 15–30 centimetres (6–12 inches) long, with 6–10 elliptical to oblong leathery leaflets.
Mamoncillo, or Spanish lime (Melicoccus bijugatus), a soapberry tree with an edible fruit described as between a lychee and a lime. Blue-berried honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea), a species of honeysuckle with an edible, blueberry-like fruit. European nettle tree, (Celtis australis), a deciduous tree with edible, dark purple, sweet, berry-like fruit.
The circumscription of Sapindaceae encompasses the former Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae families as tribes in subfamily Hippocastanoideae.Although the classification at subfamilial level is fairly well-established, the circumscription at tribal and generic level remains only partially resolved, especially in the larger subfamily Sapindoideae, which has led the most recent revision to treat ...
Roystonea regia. Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems.The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.