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Accession Data:

Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

  • Common Name: Genip, Honeyberry, Spanish Lime
  • Family: Sapindaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: El Salvador, Guatemala

  • Uses: Other Uses Juice: A dye has been experimentally made from the juice of the raw fruit which makes an indelible stain. Flowers: The flowers are rich in nectar and highly appealing to hummingbirds and honeybees. The honey is somewhat dark in color but of agreeable flavor. The tree is esteemed by Jamaican beekeepers though the flowering season (March/April) is short. Leaves: In Panama, the leaves are scattered in houses where there are many fleas. It is claimed that the fleas are attracted to the leaves and are cast out with the swept-up foliage. Some believe that the leaves actually kill the fleas. Wood: The heartwood is yellow with dark lines, compact, hard, heavy, fine-grained; inclined to decay out of doors, but valued for rafters, indoor framing, and cabinetwork. Medicinal Uses: In Venezuela, the astringent roasted seed kernels are pulverized, mixed with honey and given to halt diarrhea. The astringent leaf decoction is given as an enema for intestinal complaints. (From hort.purdue.edu)
  • USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500242
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1311 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - new growth
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Sapindales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • SubFamily: Sapindoideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
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2012

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Belize / Guatemala

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2010). Version 1. (accessed 17 December 2013).

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:00:32 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Sapindaceae

Subfamily Hippocastanoideae
Tribe Aceraceae

  • Acer palmatum W/C

Subfamily Sapindoideae

  • Alectryon coriaceus
  • Cardiospermum halicacabum
  • Dimocarpus longan
  • Melicoccus bijugatus
  • Ungnadia speciosa
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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