This fruit has many other names, depending on the country in which it grows: chenet, genip, ginep, gnep, guaya, quenepa, guinep, kenèp, limoncillo, mamón, mamoncillo and skinnip.

It is not a citrus. It is a fruit, and grows on a tree. It is native to a wide area of the American tropics including the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Surinam. The fruit is similar to its cousin, the lychee and should be eaten in the same manner. The seed of the ginnip can be roasted and eaten as well.