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Ximenia
Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.[2]
| 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. | |
Selected species edit
- Ximenia americana L.
- Ximenia caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
- Ximenia coriacea Engl.
- Ximenia roigii León[3]
Formerly placed here edit
- Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)[3]
Image gallery edit
- Ximenia americana leaves at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
- Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
References edit
- ^ a b "Genus: Ximenia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Ximenia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
External links edit
Media related to Ximenia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ximenia at Wikispecies