Ximenia americana
False Sandalwood, Tallow Wood
Other regional names: Tallownut +1 more
- Tallownut
- Tallowwood
Also known as: Amyris arborescens P.Br. +18 more
- Amyris arborescens P.Br.
- Heymassoli inermis Aubl.
- Heymassoli spinosa Aubl.
- Ximenia aculeata Crantz
- Ximenia americana f. inermis (Aubl.) Engl.
- Ximenia americana var. americana
- Ximenia americana var. argentinensis DeFilipps
- Ximenia americana var. elliptica Valeton
- Ximenia americana var. inermis Hochst.
- Ximenia americana var. oblonga DC.
- Ximenia americana var. ovata DC.
- Ximenia americana var. oxyprena Chiov.
- Ximenia americana var. oxypyrena Chiov.
- Ximenia americana var. sphaerica Chiov.
- Ximenia arborescens Tussac ex Walp.
- Ximenia elliptica G.Forst.
- Ximenia elliptica Spreng.
- Ximenia exarmata F.Muell.
- Ximenia fluminensis M.Roem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Olacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Ximenia americana (commonly known as False Sandalwood or Tallow Wood) is a shrub or tree within the Olacaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago