Melicoccus bijugatus
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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 or guinep, are edible. These fruits have various other names such as Limoncillo, Bajan ackee, Spanish lime or mamoncillo, among numerous other common names.[2][3][4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Melicoccus |
Species: | M. bijugatus |
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Melicoccus bijugatus | |
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