Melicoccus

Also known as Meliococcus

Melicoccus is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of northern and western South America.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilySapindaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay

Observations recorded9,658

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 165
With media: 117
Family: Sapindaceae
Collections: MO, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), US, CEPLAC, F
Recorded in: Indonesia, Colombia, Caribbean, Bolivia, Guyana, Brazil, Argentina, Brasil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Sapindaceae
Image: Melicoccus bijugatus.jpg

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Commons category: Melicoccus
taxon name: Melicoccus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7426
taxon common name: 蜜莓属
topic's main category: Category:Melicoccus

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Melicoccus is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of northern and western South America.

They are evergreen trees growing to tall, with alternate pinnate leaves with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet). The fruit is a drupe. Several species, but principally M. bijugatus, are widely cultivated in their native areas and elsewhere in Central America and the Caribbean for their fruit.

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