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The '''mamoncillo''' (''Melicoccus bijugatus''), also known as the '''mamón''' (although the word is considered obscene in some Spanish speaking countries), '''chenet''', '''guaya''', '''gnep''', '''ginep''', '''genip''', '''guinep''', '''ginnip''', '''quenepa''' (in [[Puerto Rico]]), '''Spanish lime''', or '''limoncillo''',  is a [[fruit]]-bearing [[tree]] in the soapberry family [[Sapindaceae]], native or naturalised over a wide area of the American tropics including [[Central America]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Suriname]] and the [[Caribbean]]. It is a large tree growing up to 30 m high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, 8–5 cm long, pinnate with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 5–10 cm long.
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The '''mamoncillo''' (''Melicoccus bijugatus''), also known as the '''mamón''' (although the word is considered obscene in some Spanish speaking countries), '''chenet''', '''guaya''', '''gnep''', '''ginep''', '''genip''', '''guinep''', '''ginnip''', '''quenepa''' (in [[Puerto Rico]]), '''Spanish lime''', or '''limoncillo''',  is a [[fruit]]-bearing [[tree]] in the soapberry family [[Sapindaceae]], native or naturalised over a wide area of the American tropics including [[Central America]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Suriname]] and the [[Caribbean]]. It is a large tree growing up to 30 m high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, 8–5 cm long, pinnate with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 5–10 cm long.
  
 
It is grown and cultivated for its ovoid, green fruit, which grow in bunches. The fruit ripen during the summer. The fruit, similar to that of the related [[lychee]], is classified as a [[drupe]]. A mamoncillo fruit has a tight and thin but rigid layer of skin, traditionally cracked by the teeth. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, yellow pulp of the fruit, which is sucked by putting the whole fruit inside the mouth (the seed takes most of the volume of what is inside the skin). The stains on clothing from the pulp take a brownish color and cannot be removed; the stains are permanent.  
 
It is grown and cultivated for its ovoid, green fruit, which grow in bunches. The fruit ripen during the summer. The fruit, similar to that of the related [[lychee]], is classified as a [[drupe]]. A mamoncillo fruit has a tight and thin but rigid layer of skin, traditionally cracked by the teeth. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, yellow pulp of the fruit, which is sucked by putting the whole fruit inside the mouth (the seed takes most of the volume of what is inside the skin). The stains on clothing from the pulp take a brownish color and cannot be removed; the stains are permanent.  
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The mamoncillo has small, greenish-white, fragrant [[flower]]s in [[panicle]]s. They begin to blossom from the branch tips when the rainy season begins. The mamoncillo is an example of a polygamous plant, producing bisexual flowers as well as flowers that are exclusively male or exclusively female. Occasionally, a bisexual flower will have a "dud" (sterile) anther, which limits the number of fruits produced from self-pollination when cross-pollination is possible.
 
The mamoncillo has small, greenish-white, fragrant [[flower]]s in [[panicle]]s. They begin to blossom from the branch tips when the rainy season begins. The mamoncillo is an example of a polygamous plant, producing bisexual flowers as well as flowers that are exclusively male or exclusively female. Occasionally, a bisexual flower will have a "dud" (sterile) anther, which limits the number of fruits produced from self-pollination when cross-pollination is possible.
  
Being tropical, the mamoncillo prefers warmer temperatures. Its leaves can be damaged if the temperature hits freezing point, with serious damage occurring below -4°C. Gardeners of mamoncillos should occasionally give their plants heavy watering during the summer and propagate via seeds; grafting is also used to propagate [[cultivar]]s.
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Being tropical, the mamoncillo prefers warmer temperatures. Its leaves can be damaged if the temperature hits freezing point, with serious damage occurring below -4°C. Gardeners of mamoncillos should occasionally give their plants heavy watering during the summer and propagate via seeds; grafting is also used to propagate [[cultivar]]s.
  
 
The mamoncillo is also commonly planted along roadsides as an ornamental tree.
 
The mamoncillo is also commonly planted along roadsides as an ornamental tree.
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* [http://www.montosogardens.com/melicoccus_bijugatus.htm Melicoccus bijugatus (Sapindaceae)]
 
* [http://www.montosogardens.com/melicoccus_bijugatus.htm Melicoccus bijugatus (Sapindaceae)]
 
* [http://www.crfg.org/photocon/1999-3d.jpg Image of fruit]
 
* [http://www.crfg.org/photocon/1999-3d.jpg Image of fruit]
* [http://www.viequesvisitor.com/natural-vieques/quenepa.html Description of Vieques quenepa trees and recipe for an alcoholic drink called bilí]
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* [http://www.viequesvisitor.com/natural-vieques/quenepa.html Description of Vieques quenepa trees and recipe for an alcoholic drink called bilí]
  
 
[[Category:Sapindaceae]]
 
[[Category:Sapindaceae]]

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Mamoncillo
Mamoncillo leaf and fruit
Mamoncillo leaf and fruit
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Melicoccus
Species: M. bijugatus

Binomial name
Melicoccus bijugatus
Jacq.

The mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), also known as the mamón (although the word is considered obscene in some Spanish speaking countries), chenet, guaya, gnep, ginep, genip, guinep, ginnip, quenepa (in Puerto Rico), Spanish lime, or limoncillo, is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalised over a wide area of the American tropics including Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname and the Caribbean. It is a large tree growing up to 30 m high. The leaves are alternate, 8–5 cm long, pinnate with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 5–10 cm long.

It is grown and cultivated for its ovoid, green fruit, which grow in bunches. The fruit ripen during the summer. The fruit, similar to that of the related lychee, is classified as a drupe. A mamoncillo fruit has a tight and thin but rigid layer of skin, traditionally cracked by the teeth. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, yellow pulp of the fruit, which is sucked by putting the whole fruit inside the mouth (the seed takes most of the volume of what is inside the skin). The stains on clothing from the pulp take a brownish color and cannot be removed; the stains are permanent.

Fruit

Each mamoncillo fruit has a large seed inside, the same ovoid shape as the fruit itself. Mamoncillo seeds can be roasted and eaten just like sunflower seeds or chestnuts.

The mamoncillo has small, greenish-white, fragrant flowers in panicles. They begin to blossom from the branch tips when the rainy season begins. The mamoncillo is an example of a polygamous plant, producing bisexual flowers as well as flowers that are exclusively male or exclusively female. Occasionally, a bisexual flower will have a "dud" (sterile) anther, which limits the number of fruits produced from self-pollination when cross-pollination is possible.

Being tropical, the mamoncillo prefers warmer temperatures. Its leaves can be damaged if the temperature hits freezing point, with serious damage occurring below -4°C. Gardeners of mamoncillos should occasionally give their plants heavy watering during the summer and propagate via seeds; grafting is also used to propagate cultivars.

The mamoncillo is also commonly planted along roadsides as an ornamental tree.

According to Caribbean folk wisdom, girls learn the art of kissing by eating the sweet flesh of this fruit Template:Fact.

See also

References and external links

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