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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq. Sapindaceae SE North America (USA: Florida; Nicaragua to Panama, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas) int S Eurasia and Africa (tropics) SE M[L] E dr (fruits eaten for chest weakness and dry stomach, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for nerve disorders, leaves decoction drink for fever and body malaise, macerated leaves juice gargle for sore throat, thrush and tonsillitis, powdered roasted seed syrup or tea taken orally for diarrhea) fd (drupe pleasantly acid and edible) pl sa ti tx? (fibres of the pulp) Melicocca bijuga L. Melicoccus bijuga L. Schinus melicoccus L. mamoncillo honeyberry; ackee tree (Jamaica); chennet (Lesser Antilles); genip (Bahamas, USA); genip tree (Puerto Rico); ginep, guinep (Jamaica); kenepa (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao); kinep (Lesser Antilles); kinnup-tree (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao); mamoncillo (USA); Spanish lime (Puerto Rico, USA); wing-leaved honey berry (Jamaica) guenettier à fruits; canapé (Hispaniola); chenet (Trinidad); quenèpe (Hispaniola); quénépe (Haiti); quenèpe à fruits, quenèpe femelle (Hispaniola); quenèpe-à-fruits, quenepier (Haiti); quenepier (Guadeloupe); quenepier mâle, quenet (Hispaniola); quenette (French Guiana, Guadeloupe); quenettier (Guadeloupe) anoncillo (Cuba); escanjocote (Nicaragua); genip (Virgin Islands); genipe (Puerto Rico); ginep (Virgin Islands); grosella de miel (Mexico); guenepa (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guenepo (Dominican Republic); kinep; limoncillo (Dominican Republic); macao (Venezuela); mamón (Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela); mamón de Cartagena (Costa Rica); mamoncillo (Colombia, Cuba); manón, manoncillo (Colombia, Puerto Rico); muco (Venezuela); quenepa (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); quenepa limoncillo chennet (Lesser Antilles); kenepa (Netherlands Antilles); kinep (Lesser Antilles); kinnup-thee (Netherlands Antilles); knippen (Suriname); kenèp, kenèp fwi, kenèp mal (creole, Haiti) mamon (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Latin name Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Family Sapindaceae
Distribution SE North America (USA: Florida; Nicaragua to Panama, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas) int S Eurasia and Africa (tropics)
North America distribution zone SE
Height M[L]
Foliage E
Ecology
Use dr (fruits eaten for chest weakness and dry stomach, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for nerve disorders, leaves decoction drink for fever and body malaise, macerated leaves juice gargle for sore throat, thrush and tonsillitis, powdered roasted seed syrup or tea taken orally for diarrhea) fd (drupe pleasantly acid and edible) pl sa ti tx? (fibres of the pulp)
Synonym Melicocca bijuga L. Melicoccus bijuga L. Schinus melicoccus L.
English name mamoncillo honeyberry; ackee tree (Jamaica); chennet (Lesser Antilles); genip (Bahamas, USA); genip tree (Puerto Rico); ginep, guinep (Jamaica); kenepa (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao); kinep (Lesser Antilles); kinnup-tree (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao); mamoncillo (USA); Spanish lime (Puerto Rico, USA); wing-leaved honey berry (Jamaica)
French name guenettier à fruits; canapé (Hispaniola); chenet (Trinidad); quenèpe (Hispaniola); quénépe (Haiti); quenèpe à fruits, quenèpe femelle (Hispaniola); quenèpe-à-fruits, quenepier (Haiti); quenepier (Guadeloupe); quenepier mâle, quenet (Hispaniola); quenette (French Guiana, Guadeloupe); quenettier (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name anoncillo (Cuba); escanjocote (Nicaragua); genip (Virgin Islands); genipe (Puerto Rico); ginep (Virgin Islands); grosella de miel (Mexico); guenepa (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guenepo (Dominican Republic); kinep; limoncillo (Dominican Republic); macao (Venezuela); mamón (Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela); mamón de Cartagena (Costa Rica); mamoncillo (Colombia, Cuba); manón, manoncillo (Colombia, Puerto Rico); muco (Venezuela); quenepa (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); quenepa limoncillo
Other name chennet (Lesser Antilles); kenepa (Netherlands Antilles); kinep (Lesser Antilles); kinnup-thee (Netherlands Antilles); knippen (Suriname); kenèp, kenèp fwi, kenèp mal (creole, Haiti)
Trade name mamon (Trinidad and Tobago)
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