2136.000 Ximenia
Louis, J. & Leonard, J. (1948) Olacaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I 249-278
Description of the genus
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. Derivation of name: after Francisco Ximenez, a Spanish monk who wrote about the plants of Mexico in the 17th century Worldwide: 8 species in the tropics. Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| afra Sond. var. afra | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| afra Sond. var. natalensis Sond. | S | Description |
| americana L. var. microphylla Welw. ex Oliv. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ximenia:
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Flora of Angola: XimeniaFlora of Botswana: Ximenia
Flora of Burundi: Ximenia
Flora of Caprivi: Ximenia
Flora of the DRC: Ximenia
Flora of Kenya: Ximenia
Flora of Malawi: Ximenia
Flora of Mozambique: Ximenia
Flora of Rwanda: Ximenia
Flora of Tanzania: Ximenia
Flora of Uganda: Ximenia
Flora of Zambia: Ximenia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): XimeniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ximenia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ximenia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ximenia
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iNaturalist: Ximenia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ximenia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ximenia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ximenia
Plants of the World Online: Ximenia
Tropicos: Ximenia
Wikipedia: Ximenia