Taxon: Ximenia americana L.

Summary

Genus:

Ximenia

Family:

Ximeniaceae

Nomen number:

42110

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1193. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/23/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	false sandalwood		1	Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
English	tallownut		1	Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
English	tallowwood		1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	yellow-plum		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese	hai tan mu	海檀木	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Swedish	talgnöt		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory	n.	George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines	Saint Vincent		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Hainan Sheng]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Myanmar, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory (n.)]

Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent], Virgin Islands (British)
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay

Reference(s)

Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Sleumer, H. O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38:89-96.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	fruit		Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human food	oil/fat		Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Materials	lipids	for soapmaking & cosmetics	Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42110. Accessed 12 May 2026.