Ximenia Explained

Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.^[1]

Selected species

• Ximenia americana L.
• Ximenia afra (large sourplum) Sond.
• Ximenia coriacea Engl.
• Ximenia roigii León^[2]

Formerly placed here

• Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L.)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen
2. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Ximenia . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2011-01-10.