Olacaceae
Tallow wood
Ximenia americana
- Family
- Olacaceae
- Genus
- Ximenia
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Common names
By language (23)
- Afrikaans
- Kleinblousuurpruim
- Amharic
- እንኮይ
- Bambara
- Ntɔnkɛ
- Chinese
- 海檀木, 山梅树, 西门木
- Czech
- Ximenie americká
- dag
- Liliŋga
- English
- Tallow wood, Small blue sourplum
- ff
- Saɓɓulere
- Finnish
- Luumupapinmarja
- French
- Prune canaque, Prune de mer, Prunier canaque, Prunier de mer, Wami
- Hausa
- Tsada
- Malay
- Bedara laut
- nd
- Holotshani
- Northern Sotho
- Hwele, Morotologa, Mosidi-wa-serotologane, Motshidi
- Persian
- زیمنیا امریکنا
- Portuguese
- Ameixa da terra, Ameixa do mato, Ameixeira do Brasil, Espinheiro de ameixa, Limão bravo do brejo, Limão-bravo-do-brejo, Mepeke, Mepeque
- Russian
- Ксимения американская
- ss
- Umtfundvuluka, Umthunduluka
- Thai
- พุทราทะเล
- Tsonga
- Ntsengele
- Tswana
- Morotologana
- ve
- Mutanzwa
- Zulu
- Ukolotshane, Umkholotshwana, Umtunduluka-omncane
Synonyms
- Amyris arborescens P.Browne
- Heymassoli inermis Aubl.
- Heymassoli spinosa Aubl.
- Ximenia aculeata Crantz
- Ximenia americana f. inermis (Aubl.) Engl.
- Ximenia americana var. americana
- Ximenia americana var. argentinensis DeFilipps
- Ximenia americana var. elliptica Valeton
- Ximenia americana var. inermis Hochst.
- Ximenia americana var. microphylla Welw. ex Oliv.
- Ximenia americana var. oblonga DC.
- Ximenia americana var. ovata DC.
- Ximenia americana var. oxypyrena Chiov.
- Ximenia americana var. sphaerica Chiov.
- Ximenia arborescens Tussac ex Walp.
- Ximenia elliptica G.Forst.
- Ximenia exarmata F.Muell.
- Ximenia fluminensis M.Roem.
- Ximenia gabonensis Baill. ex Laness.
- Ximenia inermis L.
- Ximenia laurina Delile
- Ximenia loranthifolia Span.
- Ximenia montana Macfad.
- Ximenia multiflora Jacq.
- Ximenia oblonga Lam. ex Hemsl.
- Ximenia rogersii Burtt Davy
- Ximenia russeliana Wall.
- Ximenia spinosa (Aubl.) Lam. ex Forsyth f.
- Ximenia subscandens Griff.
- Ximenia verrucosa M.Roem.
- Ziziphus littorea Teijsm. ex Hassk.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.