Characteristics

Dicots
Ximenia americana L.
TALLOW WOOD; HOG PLUM
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A pantropical species, Ximenia americana is a facultative root parasite, and is able to parasitize a wide range of hosts (DeFilipps 1969; Musselman & Mann, Jr. 1979) like many species of the Santalales order. It may also occasionally form haustoria onto its own roots or on inanimate objects (DeFilipps 1969).
Native FACU (NWPL)

Classification

SANTALALES
Ximenia americana L. - TALLOW WOOD; HOG PLUM

Citation

XIMENIA AMERICANA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1193. 1753.
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"Tropical America", without data, Herb. Clifford 483(Ximenia 1) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Lucas, in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Olacaceae 5. 1968.

Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

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Ximenia americana - Gil Nelson View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - Betty Wargo View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - T. Ann Williams View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - T. Ann Williams View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - Rob Curtis View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - Steve Dickman View Full Size
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Ximenia americana - Pete Dunkelberg View Full Size