Ximenia
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Ximenia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the family Olacaceae
. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Olacaceae
Olacaceae
Olacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world....
. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.
Selected species
- Ximenia americanaXimenia americanaXimenia americana, commonly known as Yellow Plum or Sea Lemon, is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to Australia and Asia....
L. - Ximenia caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
- Ximenia coriacea Engl.
- Ximenia roigiiXimenia roigiiXimenia roigii is a species of plant in the Olacaceae family. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
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- Balanites aegyptiacaBalanites aegyptiacaBalanites aegyptiaca is a species of tree, classified either as a member of the Zygophyllaceae or the Balanitaceae. This tree is native to much of Africa and parts of the Middle East....
(L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)