Details for: TARS 18223, Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq., Acevedo


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Top Name:
Acevedo
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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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Top Name:
Acevedo
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 Quebrada Grande neighborhood of Mayaguez Township.
Coordinates: 18.1738, -67.1260 (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
Acevedo
Type: Local name
Named after owner of property, Mr. Israel Acevedo.

TARS 18223
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Fruit is very sweet, medium-sized, large old tree. Mr. Edgar Caraballo, a local fruit vendor nicknamed the tree 'Jamon del Cairo' which translated literally means 'Ham from Cairo', but figuratively means something that comes from far away and that is very good.
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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