Ximenia

Ximenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae. The generic name honors Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.

Selected species

 * Ximenia americana L.
 * Ximenia caffra (large sourplum) Sond.
 * Ximenia coriacea Engl.
 * Ximenia roigii León

Formerly placed here

 * Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (as X. aegyptiaca L. )