Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Melicoccus bijugatus
mamón, chupa, mamoncillo, genip, honey berry, spanish lime
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Melicoccus
Species
bijugatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Melicoccus bijuga L.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1999
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Linares, J.L. (2005) Listado comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la república de El Salvador. Ceiba 44(2): 105–268.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Melicoccus bijugatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2043. Accessed 16 April 2026.