Details for: TARS 18214, Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq., Ortiz


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Top Name:
Ortiz
Origin:
Collected – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Apr 2012
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Top Name:
Ortiz
Origin:
Collected – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Apr 2012
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
February 2010.
Puerto Rico, United States
Locality: Scionwood collected from tree in the Rio Hondo neighborhood of Mayaguez Township.
Coordinates: 18.1862, -67.1313 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Comment: Mr. Edgar Caraballo, a local fruit vendor helped identify this tree.
Accession Names and Identifiers
Ortiz
Type: Local name
Named after the Ortiz family which owns the property the tree is on.

Melocoton
Type: Local name

TARS 18214
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
The fruit is quite unique and is also known as 'Melocoton' or peach due to its firm aril (like that of a peach). Medium to large-sized fruit, productive tree.
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Genus:
Melicoccus
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Sapindoideae
Nomen number:

70440
Place of publication:

Enum. syst. pl. 19. 1760 (Select. stirp. amer. hist. 108, t. 72. 1763)
Verified:
11/06/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melicoccus bijuga L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgenip  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishhoneyberry  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishSpanish-lime  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Frenchkenépier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchquenette  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanHonigbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanQuenepa  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmamoncillo  2Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Swedishhonungsbär  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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