Common Name
Spanish lime
Family
SAPINDACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Mamón criollo, Mamoncillo
- Grows up to 20m tall in open areas, sometimes cultivated for its edible fruits which are commercialized.
- Useful species for soil and ecological restoration.
- Pollinated by honeybees and native stingless bees.
- A decoction of the bark is widely used by local people to treat dysentery. An infusion of the leaves is used to decrease or retard perspiration. PROPAGATION: Seeds