Ximenia
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. |
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 caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
- 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[]
- ^ 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[]
Media related to Ximenia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ximenia at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Olacaceae
- Santalales genera
- Santalales stubs