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American Hogplum
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American Hogplum

Ximenia americana L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmerican Hogplum
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese山梅树
Sranan Tongofransmanmope
Scientific nameXimenia americana L.

About this species

Ximenia americana, commonly known as tallow wood, hog plum, yellow plum, sea lemon, or pi'ut (Chamorro), is bush-forming shrub/small tree; a species from the Ximenia genus in the Olacaceae family. It is mainly found in the tropics, ranging from Africa, India and southeast Asia, to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, West Indies, Central, North and South America. It is especially common in Africa and South America. It is not domesticated so it is only found occurring in the wild.

They grow in areas with more than 500 mm of mean annual rainfall and up to heights of 2000 m. It is commonly found in a variety of diverse habitats ranging from dry woodlands, hilly areas to coastal bushlands, along riverbanks, and mangroves They are commonly found in poor and dry soil types. The plant has not been domesticated; as such, it only occurs in the wild.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSantalales
FamilyXimeniaceae
GenusXimenia

In Suriname

24Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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