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[[File:Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W2 W IMG 7288.jpg|thumb|right|''Sea lemon'', ''Ximenia americana'']]
'''Ximenia americana''' is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to the tropics. and its Leaves are oval shaped, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Chemical Composition==
The plant has been reported to contain biologically active compounds such as saponins, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, sterols, quinones, alkaloids, cyanogenetic glycosides, cardiac glycosides, saponosides, isoprenoids, fatty acids, triterpenes, sesquiternes and carbohydratesetc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kaada Kaadu nakkaare|ml=|sa=|ta=chiruChiru-illantai|te=bili Bili nekkera|hi=|en=Hog Plum, Sea Lemon}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 3-8 to 1.5-4 cm, variable thickness}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||3 cm long|glabrousGlabrous, greenish when young, becoming yellowish|-|-}}
===Other features===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|dispersed Dispersed in open country}}, {{Commonly seen|savannahSavannah}}, {{Commonly seen|gallery Gallery forest}}, {{Commonly seen|along Along coastal areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285963982_Chemical_constituents_of_Ximenia_americana "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Ximenia_americana.PDF "plant Plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ximenia+americana "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
