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Chrysobalanus icaco L.
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Evergreen shrub or tree up to 30 m tall. Leaf-lamina suborbicular to lanceolate-elliptic, apex emarginate to acuminate, glabrous except for a few appressed hairs on both surfaces; petiole 0.2–0.4 cm long; stipules intrapetiolar, 0.3 cm long, boat-shaped, 2-fid, caducous. Inflorescence axillary, up to 3 cm long, but usually much less, a raceme of cymules, or a congested complex cyme, or flowers in subsessile fascicles. Receptacle-tube c. 0.15 cm long. Sepals c. 0.15 cm long. Petals c. 0.25 cm long. Stamens c. 0.3 cm long. Drupe variable in shape and size, ovoid, ellipsoid or obovoid, up to 5 cm long, usually smaller.
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Los frutos son comestibles. En Nicaragua sus frutos se comercializaban en conserva e incluso se exportaban. Este arbolito también es ideal como planta ornamental por su porte pequeño y la copa densa, lustrosa y redondeada.
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri
Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, Paradise Plum and icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical Africa, tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and in southern Florida and the Bahamas.[2] The inland subspecies is Chrysobalanus icaco pellocarpus.
Description[edit]
Chrysobalanus icaco 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 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.
The coastal form is highly tolerant of salt, so it is often planted to stabilize beach edges and prevent erosion.
Chrysobalanus icaco is also planted as an ornamental shrub. The tree is unable to survive a hard frost. The fruit is edible with a mildly sweet flavor and is sometimes used for jam. The common name for this fruit in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana is "fat pork".
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References[edit]
- ^ photo by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bush, Charles S. and Morton, Julia F. (1969) Native Trees and Plants for Florida Landscaping (pp. 64–65). Bulletin No. 193. Department of Agriculture - State of Florida.
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FG Creole: puru, icaquier, prune-coton, prune-coton, prune d'anse, prune de l'anse, prune zicaque. Guyana: caramio. Guyana Arawak: kurimiru. Guyana Creole: fat pork. Surinam Arawak: koenatepie, kodibiussiballi, koelimiro. Surinam Carib: koenoto-epoe, erejoeroe. Surinam Sranan: pruim.
Widespread in tropical Africa
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Árbol pequeño o arbusto.
Habit: Tree
Árbol pequeño o arbusto de 3 a 6 m de altura. Ramitas de ennegrecidas a rojizas; estípulas pequeñas. Hojas simples, alternas, de 2-8 por 1,2-6 cm, de orbiculares a ovado-elípticas, ápice de redondeado o retuso, glabras, con borde entero. Inflorescencias tipo cimas, terminales o axilares. Flores blancas, con de 12 a 26 estambres.
Frutos tipo drupa, de 2 a 5 cm de largo, de ovados a obovados, rosados, púrpura o casi negros cuando maduros; la pulpa es blanca, dulce, jugosa y comestible. Se caracteriza por su porte achaparrado o arbustivo, y las hojas casi redondeadadas, con el ápice por lo general emarginado. También por encontrarse principalmente en la costa.