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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Ximenia americana L. var. americana

Olacaceae

SC SE North America (tropics) South America (tropics)

SC SE

hyg

dr (seeds as purgative) fd (fruits)

typical American tallowwood; sour plum (Belize); tallowwood; wild lime, wild plum (Belize)

ximénie d'Amérique typique; ximénie d'Amérique p.p.

albaricoque (Argentina); cagalera (Belize); chocomico (Nicaragua); ciruelillo (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico); jía manzanilla (Cuba); jocomico (Nicaragua); limoncillo (Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela); manzanilla (Guatemala, Honduras); pepenance (Costa Rica)

ameixa (Brazil); xkukche (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Ximenia americana L. var. americana
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (tropics) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr (seeds as purgative) fd (fruits)
Synonym
English name	typical American tallowwood; sour plum (Belize); tallowwood; wild lime, wild plum (Belize)
French name	ximénie d'Amérique typique; ximénie d'Amérique p.p.
Spanish name	albaricoque (Argentina); cagalera (Belize); chocomico (Nicaragua); ciruelillo (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico); jía manzanilla (Cuba); jocomico (Nicaragua); limoncillo (Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela); manzanilla (Guatemala, Honduras); pepenance (Costa Rica)
Other name	ameixa (Brazil); xkukche (maya, Belize)
Trade name