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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
 
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
 
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed:  Collectors:    States and Counties:    Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Revision as of 11:53, 23 November 2015

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.

Common name: tallow wood

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, X. americana has occurred in coastal scrubs, palmetto-oak hammocks, longleaf pine-Carya floridana-oak woods, sand pine scrubs, limestone in palm-cedar hammocks, live oak hammocks, longleaf pine/wiregrass communities, and coastal marine hammocks (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Liatris laevigata, L. ohlingerae, Tillandsia utriculata, Pinus palustris, Serenoa repens, Quercus geminata, Q. myritfolia, Q. chapmanii, Stillingia, Aristida, Certiola, and Pinus clausa (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers March through November and fruits January, June through August (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ximenia americana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Lasioglossum placidensis

Megachilidae: Coelioxys germana, Megachile mendica

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes quadrifasciata, Eremnophila aureonotata, Isodontia exornata

Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora, Zethus spinipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.