Ximenia americana

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Ximenia americana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Ximenia
Species: X. americana
Binomial name
Ximenia americana
L.
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Natural range of Ximenia americana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: tallow wood

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Ximenia americana:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis

Megachilidae: Megachile mendica

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes quadrifasciata

Sphecidae: Eremnophila aureonotata

Sphecidae: Isodontia exornata

Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora

Vespidae: Zethus spinipes

Megachilidae: Coelioxys germana

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes