Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU’)
Species	Melicoccus bijugatus	Au: Jacq.
Family	Sapindaceae
Common Name Genip, Kenip
Description Tree with fruit. Fruit has a slimy peach colored pulp.
Location/Habitat Old Bight, found in a roadside yard next to and south of the Pass Me Not
Bar.
Latitude	24°13’22”N	Longitude 75°23’04”W
Uses/Comments Fruit pulp is edible, very tasty, and is a favorite, when in season (late
August). Leaves are boiled and the decoction taken for high blood
pressure, fevers, and flu. Often added in Bush Tea. Not previously listed
for Cat Is. (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-474 Duplicates 5 Date June 13, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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