Native to 121 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Chagos Archipelago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 6 occurrences across 4 countries.
Ximenia americana
var. microphylla
f. americana
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Location
Namibia, Otjiwarango District, Otjozondjupa Region
-20.5225, 17.254361
Location Remarks
Waterberg Plateau Park. Access road D2512 (off C22 and E of Otjiwarango), c. 550 m NE of road to reception and guest cabins. 1404 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Sprawling shrub in dense vegetation at foot of red sandstone cliff (Waterberg. sandstone)
Location
Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)
10.345, -85.338889
Location Remarks
Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".
Collectors
No collectors specified
Identified as
Ximenia americana f. americana
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Shrub c. 1 m or a little more. Myrothamnus on slopes above.
Location
Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata (Las Piedras)
-12.483333, -68.813333
Location Remarks
Dist. Las Piedras, Lago Valencia. Bosque Ribereño.
Collectors
Jim Farfán Vargas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, R. Pinedo
Location
Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North (Victoria Falls)
-17.920833, 25.845556
Location Remarks
Victoria Falls
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)
10.345, -85.338889
Location Remarks
Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Ximeniaceae
Genus
Ximenia
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#167,649 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
6%