Ximenia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 7288.jpg

|image_caption = Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.

|taxon = Ximenia

|authority = L.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12969 |title=Genus: Ximenia L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2010-08-25 |access-date=2011-01-10}}

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text

|synonyms = Heymassoli Aubl.

Pimecaria Raf.

Rottboelia Scop.

Ximeniopsis Alain

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Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen {{ISBN|3-7643-0755-2}}

Selected species

  • Ximenia americana L.
  • Ximenia afra (large sourplum) Sond.
  • Ximenia coriacea Engl.
  • Ximenia roigii León{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12969 |title=GRIN Species Records of Ximenia |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2011-01-10}}

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