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Ximenia americana L.
tallow wood

       
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Photo of Ximenia americana L.
©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Plant Image Collection . Cuba, Matanzas, Giron area, Estancia Caleta Buena Beach. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Ximenia americana L.

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Synonyms:
Ximenia americana L.

  XIIN Ximenia inermis L.
 

Distribution:
Ximenia americana L.

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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Ximenia americana L.

View 4 genera in Olacaceae, 1 species in Ximenia
 

Classification:
Ximenia americana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Santalales
Family Olacaceae – Olax family
Genus Ximenia L. – ximenia
Species Ximenia americana L. – tallow wood
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ximenia americana L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO UPL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ximenia americana L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27850.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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