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Magnoliopsida
Ximenia L.
EOL Text
Root-parasitic shrubs or small trees, usually with axillary spines. Leaves obtuse or mucronulate. Flowers axillary. Calyx 4(-5)-lobed, not accrescent. Petals 4(-5), linear-oblong, later recurved, densely bearded within, ± glabrous outside. Stamens 8 (in ours); staminodes 0. Fruit a drupe with a large stone.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:21
Specimens with Sequences:34
Specimens with Barcodes:32
Species:2
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:16
Public Species:2
Public BINs:0
Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.[2]
Selected species[edit]
- Ximenia americana L.
- Ximenia caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
- Ximenia coriacea Engl.
- Ximenia roigii León[3]
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)[3]
Image gallery[edit]
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Ximenia americana leaves at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
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Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, India.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
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