Spanish Lime (Melicoccus bijugatus)
Description
Melicoccus bijugatus, commonly called Spanish lime, genip, guinep, genipe, ginepa, ken�p, quenepa, quenepe, chenet, canepa, mam�n, limoncillo, skinip, kinnip, huaya, or mamoncillo, 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. Trees can reach heights of up to 25 m and come with alternate, compound leaves. The leaves have 4 elliptic leaflets which are 5�12.5 cm long and 2.5�5 cm (0.98�1.97 in) wide. They are typically dioecious plants however polygamous trees occur from time to time. Flowers have 4 petals and 8 stamens and produce void, green drupes which are 2.5�4 cm long and 2 cm wide. Their pulp is orange, salmon or yellowish in color with a somewhat juicy and pasty texture.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Sapindaceae
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Genus: Melicoccus
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