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Chrysobalanus icaco

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624: 660: 648: 612: 600: 44: 243: 96: 71: 492:) is variable, with that of the coastal form being round, up to 5 cm in diameter, white, pale-yellow with a rose blush or dark-purple in color, while that of the inland form is oval, up to 2.5 cm long, and dark-purple. The fruit is edible, with an almost tasteless to mildly sweet flavor, and is sometimes used for 901: 623: 587:
plays a role in traditional medicine in some parts of its native range, and has been the subject of scientific investigations that have provided evidence of hypoglycemic, antioxidant, antifungal and other pharmacological properties of the leaf extract.
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is a shrub 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft), or bushy tree 2–6 metres (6.6–19.7 ft), rarely to 10 metres (33 ft). It has evergreen broad-oval to nearly round somewhat leathery
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The clustered flowers are small, greenish-white, and appear intermittently throughout the year but more abundantly in late spring. The
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in subtropical regions due to its appearance, easily manageable size, and tolerance of shallow and variable soils (for example, as
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in Trinidad and Tobago, is a low shrub or bushy tree found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical
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of the coastal ecotype, this characteristic means it can be planted to stabilize beach edges and prevent
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Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019).
1261: 255: 90: 1227: 1113: 1196: 1152: 991: 1201: 703: 539: 439: 423: 179: 825: 743: 512:". The seed's kernel is used ground into a powder and dried, as a spice (variously called 133: 685: 973: 732: 1214: 1209: 419: 120: 1296: 1147: 848: 694: 233: 229: 189: 80: 75: 1266: 1061: 996: 830:—Cocoplum, Institute of Food and Agricultural Services, University of Florida 634: 403: 169: 983: 883:(pp. 64–65). Bulletin No. 193. Department of Agriculture - State of Florida. 1160: 1082: 956: 871: 435: 427: 947: 1017: 573: 569:'Green Tip' is another example of the inland type that has green new growth. 551: 407: 1126: 466:, and the seed inside the ridged shell it contains, are considered edible. 1253: 909: 1248: 941: 543: 497: 443: 146: 558:'Red Tip' is of the inland ecotype, and is the most commonly planted in 17: 1048: 577: 559: 415: 411: 1087: 505: 399: 159: 918: 446:, described as an inland, much less salt-tolerant, and more upright 1100: 1022: 563: 489: 485: 107: 478: 1009: 922: 493: 422:
on other tropical islands, where it has become a problematic
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is unable to survive a hard frost, but is planted as an
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Index

Cocoplum

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Malpighiales
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysobalanus
Binomial name
L.
L.

Synonyms
Africa
Americas
Caribbean
Florida
Bahamas
exotic species
invasive
taxonomists
subspecies
varieties

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