Biology:Ximenia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Ximenia L.[1] |
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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.
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Ximenia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-08-25. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12969.
- ↑ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN:3-7643-0755-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "GRIN Species Records of Ximenia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12969.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q148683 entry
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