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Ximenia (named after Francis Ximenes, Spanish monk, who wrote on plants of Mex. in 1615). Olacaceae. Glabrous or tomentose shrubs or trees, one of which, X. americana, occurs native in S. Fla. and is a tropical fr. of minor importance. Branches usually thorny: lvs. alternate, entire, subcoriaceous, usually fascicled: fls. whitish, arranged in short axillary cymes or rarely solitary; calyx small, 4-5-toothed or -lobed, unchanged in fr.; petals 4-5, valvate, narrow, bearded inside; stamens twice the number of petals; ovary 3-celled at base or higher, ovules 3: drupe ovoid or globose, flesh pulpy. — About 5 species, natives of the tropical regions of the world. Here belongs the hog plum which grows wild throughout the tropics, and in the U. S. is native to Fla. south of Tampa Bay. The fr. is about an inch long, shaped like a plum, and the pulp is sweet and aromatic. The "stone" which incloses the seed is proportionately very large. The fr. is borne on a small tree, each branch of which ends in a thorn about 1/2 in. long. The frs. are generally eaten, but although it is fairly common in Fla. it is not cult. The species has been suggested by the American Pomological Society as worthy of cult. with a view to improvement.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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Ximenia (named after Francis Ximenes, Spanish monk, who wrote on plants of Mex. in 1615). Olacaceae. Glabrous or tomentose shrubs or trees, one of which, X. americana, occurs native in S. Fla. and is a tropical fr. of minor importance. Branches usually thorny: lvs. alternate, entire, subcoriaceous, usually fascicled: fls. whitish, arranged in short axillary cymes or rarely solitary; calyx small, 4-5-toothed or -lobed, unchanged in fr.; petals 4-5, valvate, narrow, bearded inside; stamens twice the number of petals; ovary 3-celled at base or higher, ovules 3: drupe ovoid or globose, flesh pulpy. — About 5 species, natives of the tropical regions of the world. Here belongs the hog plum which grows wild throughout the tropics, and in the U. S. is native to Fla. south of Tampa Bay. The fr. is about an inch long, shaped like a plum, and the pulp is sweet and aromatic. The "stone" which incloses the seed is proportionately very large. The fr. is borne on a small tree, each branch of which ends in a thorn about 1/2 in. long. The frs. are generally eaten, but although it is fairly common in Fla. it is not cult. The species has been suggested by the American Pomological Society as worthy of cult. with a view to improvement.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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