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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'']]
== Uses 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 etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 3-8 to 1.5-4 cm, variable thickness}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3-7 mm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and inflorescences borne on shortly pedunculate axillary racemes or umbels}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||3 cm long|Glabrous|Greenish when young, becoming yellowish|-}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Seed - sown fresh it usually germinates well <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Dispersed in open country}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah}}, {{Commonly seen|Gallery forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along coastal areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Ximenia americana leaves at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7290.jpg|LeavesFile:Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7288.jpg|FruitFile:Frutos de Ximenia americana.jpg|Fruits and seedsFile:Ximenia americana (5780500349).jpg|FruitsFile:Hog Plum (Ximenia americana) (5894442866).jpg|Flowers</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantswww.usdaresearchgate.govnet/publication/core285963982_Chemical_constituents_of_Ximenia_americana Chemical constituents]</profile?symbolref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Ximenia_americana.PDF Plant description]</ref> <ref name=XIAM "Ximenia americanaHow to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns. Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Databaseinfo/viewtropical.php?id=Ximenia+americana Cultivation Details]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5327e/x5327e1v.htm Ximenia americana on fao.org]* [http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Ximenia_americana Ximenia americana on coastalplainplants.org]* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2562 Ximenia americana on florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Olacaceae]]