Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Santalales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ximenia americana
FAMILY
Olacaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ximenia americana
FAMILY
Olacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ximenia americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ximenia americana var. americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ximenia americana
COMMON NAME:
Tallow-wood, Hog-plum
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_369
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ximenia_americana1
May Monroe County FL
Leaf blades oblong to elliptic or nearly so; margins entire, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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May Monroe County FL
Corolla yellow or yellowish-white, densely pubescent within, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ximenia americana
FAMILY
Olacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ximenia americana
FAMILY
Olacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ximenia americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ximenia americana var. americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ximenia americana
4221
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: hammocks, pine flatwoods, Florida scrub, coastal berms, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Florida
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with thorns ?
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
Margins entire
Leaves do not have stipules.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow, pale yellow, yellowish-green, or white
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4(5) sepals
4(5) petals
4(5) stamens or 8 stamens in two whorls
Superior ovary
Bisexual (functionally unisexual)
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Drupe
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