iChrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanus icaco leaves and flowers (Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Chrysobalanaceae Genus: Chrysobalanus Species: C. icaco
Binomial name
Chrysobalanus icaco (L.) L.

The cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco) is a shrub (1 to 3 m) or bushy tree (2 to 6 m, rarely to 10 m) that is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including southern Florida. (The inland form is C. icaco pellocarpus.) It has evergreen broad-oval to nearly round somewhat leathery leaves (3 to 10 cm long and 2.5 to 7 cm wide). Leaf colors range from green to light red. The bark is greyish or reddish brown, with white specks. The flowers are small, white, in clusters, appearing in late spring. In late summer it bears fruit in clusters, that of the coastal form being round, up to 5 cm in diameter, pale-yellow with rose blush or dark-purple in color, while that of the inland form is oval, up to 2.5 cm long, and dark-purple. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 415 KB) Summary Images are copyright free. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are the dominant and most familiar group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Family Achariaceae Family Balanopaceae Family Bonnetiaceae Family Caryocaraceae Family Chrysobalanaceae Family Clusiaceae Family Ctenolophonaceae Family Dichapetalaceae Family Elatinaceae Family Erythryloxaceae (coca family) Family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Family Euphroniaceae Family Goupiaceae Family Humiriaceae Family Hypericaceae (St Johns wort family) Family Irvingiaceae Family Ixonanthaceae Family Lacistemaceae Family Linaceae (flax family... Genera Acioa Atuna Bafodeya Chrysobalanus Coupeia Dactyladenia Exellodendron Grangeria Hirtella Hunga Kostermanthus Licania Magnistipula Maranthes Neocarya Parastemon Parinari Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 17 genera and about 400 species of leptocaul trees or shrubs. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... World map depicting Caribbean : West Indies redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ...

The tree is unable to survive a hard frost. However, the coastal form is highly tolerant of salt, so it is often planted to stabilise beach edges and prevent erosion; it is also planted as an ornamental shrub. The fruit is edible and is used for jam. Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case of... An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with certain fruits or vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin. ...

Fruit of the coastal form. (Forest & Kim Starr (USGS))

Red leaves on the inland form. (Forest & Kim Starr (USGS))

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References

Bush, Charles S. and Morton, Julia F. (1969) Native Trees and Plants for Florida Lanscaping (pp.64-65). Bulletin No. 193. Department of Agriculture - State of Florida.

External links

• Chrysobalanus icaco at Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• Cocoplum at Virginia Tech Dendrology