Medicinal

Spanish Lime

Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas

Fun factCuban horsemen traditionally hung branches of mamoncillo fruit from the saddle horn to relieve thirst on long rides.

A stately, slow-growing tree of the soapberry family reaching 25 m, with smooth grey bark, widely spreading branches and compound leaves of four pointed leaflets on an often winged stalk. Small fragrant white flowers, usually with male and female on separate trees, give way to clusters of round green fruit with a thin brittle skin and a scant layer of translucent salmon-coloured pulp around a large seed. The fruit is eaten by cracking the skin and squeezing the pulp-coated seed into the mouth.

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Medicinal Colombia

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FamilySapindaceae

Spanish nameMamón

Also known asGenip, Quenepa, Honeyberry, Mamón, Mamoncillo

Native toColombia and Venezuela through the Guianas in northern South America; widely cultivated in Central America and the West Indies

Tag	Garden area	Zone	Planted	Status	Sponsored	Note
300	Orchard	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Replaced dead big citrus tree planted in 1st year

0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.