Ximenia afra

Ximenia afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familiae: Ximeniaceae
Genus: Ximenia
Species: Ximenia afra
Varietates: X. a. var. afra – X. a. var. natalensis

Name

Ximenia afra Sond., Linnaea 23: 21 (1850)

• Note: Epithet published as caffra, but treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ximenia americana var. afra (Sond.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 82 (1915)

References

Primary references

• Sonder, O.W. 1853. Plantae Muellerianae. Algae. Linnaea 25: 657–709. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ximenia afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ximenia afra. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ximenia afra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• eesti: Kahvri pasapähkel