Ximenia americana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Ximenia americana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ximenia americana, Linn. Hog Plum. Also called "mountain" or "seaside plum" and "false sandalwood;" "wild olive" in Jamaica. Tropical fruit-bearing tree: lvs. 2-3 together, oblong, obtuse, short-petioled: peduncles 2-4-fld., shorter than the lvs.: fls. small, yellow; petals thick, lanceolate, rusty-hairy within: fr. yellow; nut white, globose. Tropics. — The "hog plum" of Jamaica is Spondias lutea. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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