Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.[2]
Ximenia | |
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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. |
Selected species
- Ximenia americana L.
- Ximenia caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
- Ximenia coriacea Engl.
- Ximenia roigii León[3]
Formerly placed here
- Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)[3]
Image gallery
- Ximenia americana leaves at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
- Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
References
External links
Media related to Ximenia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ximenia at Wikispecies