Modulatory effect of guinep melicoccus bijugatus jacq fruit pulp. General information about melicoccus bijugatus mlcbi northern south america. Ginep is a tropical fruit usually found in south africa and in the caribbean. Melicoccus bijugatus, commonly called spanish lime, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa, quenepa, quenepe, chenet, canepa, mamon, limoncillo, skinip or mamoncillo, is a fruitbearing tree in the soapberry family sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the new world tropics including south and central america, tobago, haiti, puerto rico, dominican. The species is also commonly planted along roadsides as an ornamental tree. Aqueous acetone, methanol or ethanol tissue extracts of different cultivars or collections of m. Its leaves can be damaged if the temperature hits the freezing point, with serious damage occurring below 4c. Melicoccus definition of melicoccus by the free dictionary. Melicoccus bijugatus is an evergreen tree growing to 18 m 59ft by 18 m 59ft at a slow rate. The tree has also been cultivated, probably since before the europeans got to s. Pronunciation of melicoccus bijugatus with 1 audio pronunciation and more for melicoccus bijugatus.
In 1762 linnaeus used a spelling variation of the name. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about spanish lime, mamoncillo, guayo, honeyberry, limoncillo melicoccus bijugatus supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles databas. This fruit, known as quenepa in puerto rico, grows particularly abundantly in the municipality of ponce, and there is. Melicoccus bijugatus, commonly called spanish lime, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa, quenepa, canepa, mamon, limoncillo or mamoncillo, is a fruitbearing tree in the soapberry family sapindaceae, native or naturalised over a wide area of the tropics including south and central america, mexico, puerto rico, the dominican republic. The melicoccus genus has two species, both known for their edible fruits. Melicoccus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Synonyms for melicoccus bijugatus in free thesaurus. Melicoccus bijugatus, melicocca bijuga, spanish lime. Edible fruits of the native south american tree melicoccus bijugatus jacq. Media in category melicoccus bijugatus the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. Melicoccus bijugatus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Spanish lime, mamoncillo melicoccus bijugatus seeds. Melicoccus bijugatus, melicocca bijuga, spanish lime, genip.
Delicious either eaten fresh or as jam, jelly, juice and liqueur. Pdf metales pesados en efluentes industriales del estado. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Mamoncillo genip growing in the florida home landscape. Ars germplasm resources information network mebi integrated taxonomic information system mebi. It is not related to the citrus family nor to true limes.
This item 5 spanish lime seeds,guinep, melicoccus bijugatus,tropical fruit. Melicoccus bijugatus, commonly called spanish lime, ackee, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa. The genus melicoccus was first decscribed by patrick browne, an irish doctor and botanist, in 1756. Pdf modulatory effect of guinep melicoccus bijugatus jacq fruit. Honigbeere in german jamaica bullace plum in language. Honigbeere, quenepa, dotterknippe melicoccus bijugatus. Tropical research and education center trec university of florida institute of food and agricultural sciences 18905 s. Distinguishing features for the three species of gymnandrosoma reported for puerto rico, g. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The mamoncillo melicoccus bijugatus, with its large seeds and thin layer of adhering flesh, provides little but juice. Jose montgomery selfpollinating variety, doesnt need a second plant for production. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
The edible fruit species melicoccus bijugatus is a minor member of the. The edible fruit species melicoccus bijugatus is a minor member of the sapindaceae family, otherwise known as the soapberry family. Spanish lime melicoccus bijugatus is a rare, exotic fruits native in south and central america, also carribean. Pdf phenolics, sugars, antimicrobial and freeradical. For more multimedia, look at melicoccus on wikimedia commons. It grows up to 25 m in height and up to 60 cm in trunk diameter. Spanish lime melicoccus bijugatus montgomery large spanish lime melicoccus bijugatus late spanish lime melicoccus bijugatus key west.
Trees in our collection are a partial source of propagation material for many of the. The tropical and subtropical fruit collections at the university of floridas tropical research and education center are an integral part of the mission of the university of floridas research, teaching, and extension programs. The leaves are briefly deciduous, alternate, compound, having 4 opposite, elliptic, sharppointed leaflets 2 to 5 in 512. Melicocca bijuga synonyms, melicocca bijuga pronunciation, melicocca bijuga translation, english dictionary definition of melicocca bijuga.
Melicoccus bijugatus, known colloquially in jamaica as guinep, is a minor. Images 1 synonyms 9 references 19 subordinate taxa. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. It has alternate, compound leaves comprised of four elliptic leaflets. Lemon sweet spanish lime tree seeds, 10 seeds, professional pack, green skin orange inside juicy fruits 10 seeds dwarf cherry tree selffertile fruit tree indooroutdoor.
Some therapeutic effects of these fruits may be due to phenolics and sugars. Melicoccus bijugatus mlcbioverview eppo global database. Melicoccus bijugatus french polynesia marquesas islands nuku hiva nukahiva island introduced cultivated florence, j. Melicoccus bijugatus, spanish lime, is a member of the soapberry family and distantly related to lychee. Melicoccus bijugatus, known colloquially in jamaica as guinep, is a minor member of the sapindaceae family 9. Melicoccus bijugatus mamoncillo, spanish lime, guayo pfaf. Soitfsm48 march 1992 stone, provided the soils are well drained 15. This item 5 spanish lime seeds,guinep,melicoccus bijugatus,tropical fruit. Plants profile for melicoccus bijugatus spanish lime. America, and the fruit is often found for sale in local markets.
Tropical research and education center trec university of. Melicoccus synonyms, melicoccus pronunciation, melicoccus translation, english dictionary definition of melicoccus. Spanish lime, genip, mamoncillo, quenepa, limoncillo. The mamoncillo tree is slowgrowing, erect, stately, attractive. The guinepkinep fruit melicoccus bijugatus, is not only a popular and delicious fruit in belize but also has various health properties such as vitamin a for boosting the immune system, fiber for lowering cholesterol and presents urinary stones. Mamoncillo genip growing in the florida home landscape1 edis.
Relatively cold hardy, to upper 20s for short period. The potential health effects of melicoccus bijugatus jacq. In electrocardiograms from rats and mice, the beginning of the twave merges with the end of. Description the mamoncillo tree is slowgrowing, erect, stately, attractive. This document is hs1070, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. Spanish lime melicoccus bijugatus important information. Quenepa grows naturally from near sea level to an eleva tion of about 1,000 m in colombia. It is believed to have been introduced into the caribbean in precolumbian times and is also found in india. Melicoccus bijugatus is native to northern south america and naturalised in coastal and dry forest in central america, the caribbean and parts of the old world tropics. Melicoccus bijugatus, commonly called spanish lime, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa, kenep, quenepa, quenepe, quenette, chenet, talpa jocote, mamon, limoncillo, skinip, kinnip, huaya, or mamoncillo, is a fruitbearing tree in the soapberry family sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the new world tropics including south and central america, and parts of the caribbean. Request pdf the potential health effects of melicoccus bijugatus jacq.
The potential health effects of melicoccus bijugatus. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Melicoccus bijugatus or commonly known as mamoncillo is an evergreen and slowgrowing fruit tree native to northern south america. Melicoccus tropical american trees and shrubs bearing berries genus melicocca, genus melicoccus, melicocca dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus. Translucent fleshed fruit with a flavor sharing a mild resemblance to the lychee. Spanish lime, mamoncillo, guayo, honeyberry, limoncillo. Cultivated for its edible fruits throughout south america, central america and caribbean, and to a lesser extent in other tropical areas.
Melicoccus bijugatus jacquin sapindaceae, commonly known in puerto rico as quenepa. Mar 26, 20 ginep is a tropical fruit usually found in south africa and in the caribbean. Melicoccus bijugatus, new host plant, citrus fruit borer, gymnandrosoma. Melicocca bijuga tropical american tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and. Very popular south american fruit, close related to litchi. One of the reasons that the species is popular as an urban ornamental is that it will grow reasonably well in partially compacted fill dirt. The edible fruit is popular within the plants native range, where it is often gathered from the wild. Melicoccus bijugatus synonyms, melicoccus bijugatus. Phenolics, sugars, antimicrobial and freeradicalscavenging. It is a member of soapberry family, means it is closed relative of lychee and longans. About the author recher1 dorroughby 24th october 2009 9. Melicocca bijuga definition of melicocca bijuga by the.
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