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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ximenia americana   FAMILY Olacaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Ximenia americana, Tallow-wood, Hog-plum

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_369

        

image of Ximenia americana, Tallow-wood, Hog-plum

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).

image of Ximenia americana, Tallow-wood, Hog-plum

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_ximenia_americana1b

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

 

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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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