Ximenia roigii

Ximenia roigii is a thorny shrub or small tree. The branches bear thorns up to 1.6 cm (0.63 in) long. Its leaves are obovate shaped, and are sparse and scattered along the branches. They range from 1.5–4 cm (0.59–1.57 in) long and 1.5–2.2 cm (0.59–0.87 in) broad, and are connected to the branches by petioles which are 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long. Only the male flowers of the plant are known to scientists. They are borne in inflorescences consisting of two to six flowers arranged in umbels or cymes. The flowers consist of four petals, four sepals, and eight stamens. The fruit is a drupe, 2 cm (0.79 in) long and 1.2 cm (0.47 in) with ellipsoid seeds 1.6 by 0.9 cm (0.63 by 0.35 in).

Ximenia roigii is found in coastal xeromorphic scrub and thorny xeromorphic scrub on serpentine soils, in Camagüey and Las Tunas provinces in central Cuba, and in Holguín and Guantánamo provinces in eastern Cuba.