Xanthophyllum griffithii. This is the only plant that first came to our mind when it comes to plant names that begins with X. We want to build a longer list of plant names. So we got our coffee ready and begin our hours of looking through resources to find the full list. We list down all the plants starting with X letter in this post.
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There are only a few plant names beginning with X. A total of 15 of such names are found. These are the plants beginning with X.
Xanthophyllum obscurum belongs to Polygalaceae family. It is a big sized tree. This plant is found in tropical regions. You can see it in primary rainforest, secondary rainforest and mountain. Xanthophyllum obscurum thrives in moist well drained soils that is fertile and loamy. The lifespan for Xanthophyllum obscurum is perennial. The height for this plant is around 47 metres. Xanthophyllum obscurum has evergreen foilage.
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Xanthorrhoea preissii belongs to Xanthorrhoeaceae family. Xanthorrhoea preissii is a shrub.
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Xanthosoma sagittifolium belongs to Araceae family. The foilage of Xanthosoma sagittifolium is evergreen.
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Xanthostemon chrysanthus belongs to Myrtaceae family. This plant is a medium sized tree. This plant is found in tropical areas. Its natural habitat is primary rainforest and secondary rainforest. This plant thrives in well-drained soils. The lifespan for Xanthostemon chrysanthus is perennial. This plant grows to a height of 8 to 40 metres. The foilage of Xanthostemon chrysanthus is evergreen. The Xanthostemon chrysanthus fruit is a capsule of brown color.
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Xanthostemon verdugonianus belongs to Myrtaceae family. Xanthostemon verdugonianus is a woody shrub. This plant is found in places with tropical climate. Their natural habitats are coastal forest. It has a perennial lifespan. The height for this plant is around 2 to 5 metres. This plant has evergreen foilage. The fruit of Xanthostemon verdugonianus is a capsule and is brown in color.
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Xerochrysum bracteatum belongs to Asteraceae (Compositae) family. Xerochrysum bracteatum is a herbaceous shrub. This plant is found in areas with temperate and sub-tropical climate. The foilage of Xerochrysum bracteatum is evergreen. The Xerochrysum bracteatum fruit is black and purple in color. Xerochrysum bracteatum has sucking insects and chewing insects as its natural pests.
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Xerosicyos danguyi belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. This plant is a climber plant.
Ximenia americana belongs to Olacaceae family. You can see them in sandy beach. The height for Ximenia americana is around 10 metres. Its fruit is orange and yellow in color.
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Xiphidium caeruleum belongs to Haemodoraceae family. This plant is a shrub. This plant grows in moist soils.
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Xylocarpus granatum belongs to Meliaceae family. This plant is found in places with tropical climate. Their natural habitats are mangrove forest. Its lifespan is perennial. The height for Xylocarpus granatum is around 3 to 20 metres. This plant has evergreen foilage. Its fruit is a capsule of brown color. Xylocarpus granatum’s natural pest is chewing insects.
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Xylocarpus moluccensis belongs to Meliaceae family. It is a medium sized tree. This plant is found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. Its natural habitat is mangrove forest. The lifespan for Xylocarpus moluccensis is perennial. Xylocarpus moluccensis has deciduous foilage. The color of its fruit is green. Xylocarpus moluccensis’s natural pests are herbivores.
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Xylocarpus rumphii belongs to Meliaceae family. This plant is a small sized tree. It is found in areas with tropical and sub-tropical climate. This plant can be found in rocky beach, mangrove forest and coastal cliff. The lifespan for this plant is perennial. The fruit of Xylocarpus rumphii is green in color.
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Xylopia ferruginea belongs to Annonaceae family. Xylopia ferruginea is a medium sized tree. You may see it in tropical regions. You can see them in primary rainforest and freshwater swamp forest. The lifespan for this plant is perennial. It has a height of 20 metres. This plant has evergreen foilage. The color of its fruit is red.
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Xylopia malayana belongs to Annonaceae family. This plant is a big sized tree. It is found in tropical areas. Primary rainforest and freshwater swamp forest are places where you can find them. Xylopia malayana thrives in moist well drained soils that is fertile and loamy. Its lifespan is perennial. This plant has a height of 39 metres. The foilage of Xylopia malayana is evergreen. The color of Xylopia malayana fruit is red.
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Xanthophyllum griffithii belongs to Polygalaceae family. This plant is a tree. You may see it in tropical parts of the world. The lifespan for Xanthophyllum griffithii is perennial. The color of its fruit is brown.
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This is not a very long list. We can only put together this short list even after looking through all available resources for plant we could find. This list of plant that start with letter X really took up a lot of time to find. Though there weren’t much of these names, we hope it will be of some use to you.
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