Ximenia

Ximenia
Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Ximenia
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Heymassoli Aubl.
Pimecaria Raf.
Rottboelia Scop.
Ximeniopsis Alain[1]

Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Ximenia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2