Ximenia americana L.

 
  • Family : OLACACEAE
    (OLAX FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Olacaceae
  • Species : Ximenia americana
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ximenia americana L.
  • Common name : False Sandalwood Tree
  • Vernacular name : Nagari gida (Kan.)
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Comments : Common in dry deciduous and open forests of Eastern Ghats. An interesting account of the haustorial root-parasitism was reported in X.americana (C.A.Barber, 1907)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Guntur district, East Godavari district, Prakasham district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Tahiland, Hainan, Malesia, Northern Australia and Pacific Islands
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka;Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ximenia americana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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