About False Sandalwood
Ximenia americana, commonly known as tallow wood, hog plum, yellow plum, sea lemon, or pi'ut (Chamorro), is bush-forming shrub/small tree; a species from the Ximenia genus in the Olacaceae family. It is mainly found in the tropics, ranging from Africa, India and southeast Asia, to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, West Indies, Central, North and South America. It is especially common in Africa and South America. It is not domesticated so it is only found occurring in the wild. They grow in areas with more than 500 mm of mean annual rainfall and up to heights of 2000 m.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ximenia americana
- Genus
- Ximenia
- Family
- OLACACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Banks of rivers
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand, Hainan, Malesia, N.Australia, Pacific Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Chiru-illantai
- Kannada
- Kaada Nakkaare
Olacaceae
Olax Family
False Sandalwood belongs to the Olacaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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