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Melicoccus Lepidopetalus
''Melicoccus'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of northern and western South America. They are evergreen trees growing to tall, with alternate pinnate leaves with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet). The fruit is a drupe. Several species, but principally '' M. bijugatus'', are widely cultivated in their native areas and elsewhere in Central America and the Caribbean for their fruit. Some species of the related genus ''Talisia'' are sometimes included in ''Melicoccus''. ;Species *'' Melicoccus antioquensis'' Acevedo-Rodríguez — Colombia *'' Melicoccus aymardii'' Acevedo-Rodríguez — Venezuela *''Melicoccus bijugatus'' Jacq. – Mamoncillo ( Colombia, Venezuela) *''Melicoccus espritosantensis'' Acevedo-Rodríguez — eastern Brazil *'' Melicoccus jimenezii'' (Alain) Acevedo-Rodríguez — Dominican Republic *'' Melicoccus lepidopetalus'' Radlk. – Motoyoé or Yva Povo ( Bolivia, Brazil, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melicoccus Bijugatus
''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 are edible. It is also called Bajan ackee, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa, kenèp, quenepa, quenepe, quenette, chenet, skinup, talpa jocote, mamón, limoncillo, canepa, skinip, kenepa, kinnip, huaya, or mamoncillo. Taxonomy The genus ''Melicoccus'' was first described by Patrick Browne, an Irish physician and botanist, in 1756. This description was based on ''M. bijugatus'' trees which were cultivated in Puerto Rico. In 1760, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin described the first species in Browne's genus, which he named ''M. bijugatus''. In 1762 Linnaeus used a spelling variation of the name ''Melicocca bijuga''. Over the next two centuries, Linnaeus' spelling variation was used in almost all publications. A proposal was made in 1994 to conserve ''Melicocca'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
