Ximenia

Ximenia
Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Olacaceae
Genus:	Ximenia L.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Heymassoli Aubl. Pimecaria Raf. Rottboelia Scop. Ximeniopsis Alain[1]

Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.[2]

Selected species

• Ximenia americana L.
• Ximenia afra (large sourplum) Sond.
• Ximenia coriacea Engl.
• Ximenia roigii León[3]

Formerly placed here

• Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)[3]

Image gallery

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  Ximenia americana leaves at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
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  Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.

References

1. "Genus: Ximenia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
2. Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
3. "GRIN Species Records of Ximenia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

External links

Media related to Ximenia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ximenia at Wikispecies