Mazhar Botanic Garden

Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

Limoncella

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001025
Common name: Limoncella
English name: Spanish lime
Arabic name: مليكوكس
Native: NewWorld tropics, South and Central America
Country: Colombia South America Venezuela
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree, dioecious, grown up to 18-20 m high leaves compound, leaflets 5-125 cm long, 25-5 cm wide flowers white fruits ovoid, green drupes thick, 25 -4 cm long and 2 cm wide, pulp edible, orange, juicy, gelatinous 

Ornamental plant. Street tree. Medicinal plant. edible fruit. When ripe, the fruits have a sweet-tart or lime-like flavor. The seed, being slippery, is a potential choking hazard to small children. The pit is also edible. When roasted, it resembles cashew nuts. The wood of the tree is pale, dense and moderately heavy with a fine grain, and is used for construction, carpentry, and fine cabinetmaking. However, it is not particularly durable, so its use is limited to indoors. The leaves are used in various traditional medicinal preparations, and also used as pest deterrents.

Melicocca bijuga

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Lime rich soils Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Rainforest
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
pH range: 5.5-8.5

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.