PLANTS Profile for Chrysobalanus icaco (coco plum)

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PLANTS Profile

Chrysobalanus icaco L.
coco plum

Symbol:

CHIC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chrysobalanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N


Other common names:
	icaco

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Chrysobalanus icaco L.

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Synonyms:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.

	CHICP2	Chrysobalanus icaco L. var. pellocarpus (G. Mey.) DC.
	CHIN15	Chrysobalanus interior Small
	CHPE5	Chrysobalanus pellocarpus G. Mey.
	CHSA4	Chrysobalanus savannarum Britton

Distribution:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.

View 3 genera in Chrysobalanaceae, 1 species in Chrysobalanus

Classification:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Chrysobalanaceae – Cocoa-plum family
Genus	Chrysobalanus L. – chrysobalanus
Species	Chrysobalanus icaco L. – coco plum

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Chrysobalanus icaco L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25148.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Related Web Sites:
Chrysobalanus icaco L.

USDA FS International Institute of Tropical Forestry

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