Ximenia americana L.
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Filed As
Olacaceae
Ximenia americana L. -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 11982, Oct 1909
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Location
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao.
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Habitat
near the sea coast.
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Description
Thorny shrub 15 feet high and widely spreading, near the sea coast; bark greyish brown, more or less checked; stems several from the same root cluster, branched all along, the ultimate ones numerous; leaves coriaceous, pale green on both sides, ascending, conduplicate, on the upper side; inflorescence sub pendulous, the flowers slightly fragrant, its 4 segments yellowish, the hair filaments and style whitish; ovary dark green; anthers yellow; fruit green, ellipsoid; 3/4 inch long; "Sulo-sulo.".
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4404158
Occurrence ID: 5c87302e-37fc-49ec-8a13-9c48a51cea9c
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Santalales
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Family
Olacaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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Locality
Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
XX982. Ximenie Americana Linn. Thorny shrub, X£ feet high and widely spreading» near the sea coasti hark grayish brown, mere er lese checked; eteme sereraX fro® the same root cluster, branched «XX aXong, the ultimate ones numerous; Xeares coriaceous, paXe green on both sides, ascending, oonduplicate, on the upper side; inflorescence subpenduXous, the flower* sXightXy fregrsnt, its 4 segments yellowish, the hair fiXaments and styXe whitish; orary dark green; anthers yellow; fruit green, ellipsoid; V4 inch long; "SuXo-sulo. * Todsya, October, ----- 1909ELMERS FIELD NOTi PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER TCDAYA (MT. APO), DISTRICT’OF DAVAO ISLAND OF MINDANAO. OCTOBER, 190® botanical garden 04404158 04404158
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Ximenia americana L.