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Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

knepa Sranan Tongoknippa Surinamese Dutch
LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishGenip
DutchKnippa
SpanishMamon
Chinese蜜莓
Sranan Tongoknepa
Surinamese Dutchknippa
Scientific nameMelicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

About this species

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. Other names for the fruits include limoncillo, Bajan ackee, chenet, Spanish lime, mamoncillo, and quenette (in the French Antilles).

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilySapindaceae
GenusMelicoccus

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