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 30 metres (98 ft) 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.
Some species of the related genus Talisia are sometimes included in Melicoccus.
Species
Melicoccus antioquensis Acevedo-Rodríguez — Colombia
Melicoccus aymardii Acevedo-Rodríguez — Venezuela
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq. – Mamoncillo (Colombia, Venezuela)
Melicoccus espritosantensis Acevedo-Rodríguez — eastern Brazil
Melicoccus jimenezii (Alain) Acevedo-Rodríguez — Dominican Republic
Melicoccus lepidopetalus Radlk. – Motoyoé or Yva Povo (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay), Argentina
Melicoccus novogranatensis Acevedo-Rodríguez — Colombia and Ecuador
Melicoccus oliviformis HBK — Mexico, Central and South America and Trinidad
Melicoccus pedicellaris (Sagot ex Radlk.) Acevedo-Rodríguez Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil
Melicoccus petiolutatus Acevedo-Rodríguez — Peru