Ximenia americana L.

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Olacaceae NO: 6289
Ximenia americana L.
LOCALITY: Provincia de Matanzas: 8 km from Giron to the east, along the beach 'Estancia Caleta Buena'
HABITAT: Limestone close to sea
DESCRIPTION: Shrub. 3 m tall, chartaceous; leaves involute; calyx green; corolla white; fruit ellipsoid turning from green to yellow.
COLL: P. Acevedo-Rdgz.. M Fernandez. K. de Queiroz. R. Oviedo. & L. Rodriguez DATE: 9 Apr. 1994
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