Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ximenia americana
Scientific Name and Description
Ximenia americana L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Heymassoli inermis Aubl.
Heymassoli spinosa Aubl.
Ximenia aculeata Crantz
Ximenia americana var. argentinensis DeFilipps
Ximenia americana f. inermis (Aubl.) Engl.
Ximenia americana var. oblonga DC.
Ximenia americana var. ovata DC.
Ximenia arborescens Tussac ex Walp.
Ximenia elliptica G.Forst.
Ximenia exarmata F.Muell.
Ximenia fluminensis M.Roem.
Ximenia gabonensis Baill. ex Laness.
Ximenia inermis L.
Ximenia laurina Delile
Ximenia loranthifolia Span.
Ximenia montana Macfad.
Ximenia multiflora Jacq.
Ximenia oblonga Lam. ex Hemsl.
Ximenia rogersii Burtt Davy
Ximenia russeliana Wall.
Ximenia spinosa (Aubl.) Lam. ex Forsyth f.
Ximenia subscandens Griff.
Ximenia verrucosa M.Roem.
Ziziphus littorea Teijsm. ex Hassk.
Heymassoli spinosa Aubl.
Ximenia aculeata Crantz
Ximenia americana var. argentinensis DeFilipps
Ximenia americana f. inermis (Aubl.) Engl.
Ximenia americana var. oblonga DC.
Ximenia americana var. ovata DC.
Ximenia arborescens Tussac ex Walp.
Ximenia elliptica G.Forst.
Ximenia exarmata F.Muell.
Ximenia fluminensis M.Roem.
Ximenia gabonensis Baill. ex Laness.
Ximenia inermis L.
Ximenia laurina Delile
Ximenia loranthifolia Span.
Ximenia montana Macfad.
Ximenia multiflora Jacq.
Ximenia oblonga Lam. ex Hemsl.
Ximenia rogersii Burtt Davy
Ximenia russeliana Wall.
Ximenia spinosa (Aubl.) Lam. ex Forsyth f.
Ximenia subscandens Griff.
Ximenia verrucosa M.Roem.
Ziziphus littorea Teijsm. ex Hassk.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | hog plum, spiny plum, tallow nut |
| Kannada | kaada nakkaare, kanda nekkare, kandanakkare, maggari, makkari gida, naagaree, naagari gida, nagare, nagaree gadde, nakkare, nakkare gadde, nakkare gida, nakkaree gida, nakkarero, nekri kanta |
| Tamil | chiru-illantai, chiru-illanthai, kalai, kataliranci, kataliranci , katalviranci , katarkakkai |
| Telugu | bili nekkera, billa, kakira, kale, kaliva, kandonakkira, kondanakkera, nagari, nakkeera, nakkera, nakkeru, nakkiri, nekkara, ooranakkera, ooranechra, uranechra |
| Common names | tallow wood, hog plum, yellow plum, sea lemon, pi'ut |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Bark
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Ximenia americana L. Shrub Bark, fruit, root Rheumatism; dogbite; oral health care General Hebbar et al. 2004
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Hebbar et al. 2004
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Ximenia americana. (2024, February 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximenia_americana