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Melicoccus bijugatus
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<p><i>Melicoccus bijugatus</i> is a <a href="/facts/Fruit/PBpuzk60">fruit</a>-bearing <a href="/facts/Tree/HVVn3srN">tree</a> in the <a href="/facts/Sapindus/vdmKL7vz">soapberry</a> family <a href="/facts/Sapindaceae/TPlTCg7T">Sapindaceae</a>, native or naturalized across the <a href="/facts/New_World/dzUuo3Xl">New World</a> tropics including <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South</a> and <a href="/facts/Central_America/CXKgTuxC">Central America</a>, and parts of the <a href="/facts/Caribbean/zRI9aMCh">Caribbean</a>. Its <a href="/facts/Drupe/WrnGMPSa">stone-bearing fruits</a>, commonly called quenepa, kenèp or guinep, are edible. Other names for the fruits include limoncillo, Bajan ackee, chenet, Spanish lime and mamoncillo. </p>