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| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

| name = ''Chrysobalanus icaco''

| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| common_names = cocoplum

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

| growth_habit = shrub or bushy tree

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| lifespan = perennial

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| color = IndianRed

| color = IndianRed

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

| image = Starr_031108-2013_Chrysobalanus_icaco.jpg

| image_width = 240px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_width = 180px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

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

| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->

| regnum = Plantae

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

| divisio = Magnoliophyta

| classis =   <!--- Class -->

| classis = Magnoliopsida

| ordo =   <!--- Order -->

| ordo = Malpighiales

| familia =   <!--- Family -->

| familia = Chrysobalanaceae

| genus =  

| genus = Chrysobalanus

| species =  

| species = icaco

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Chrysobalanus icaco, Linn. Cocoa-plum.  Icaco. On coasts and along streams in S. Fla., to S. Amer., and also in Afr., and is sometimes planted in the extreme S. (and in the tropics) as an ornamental shrub and for its sweetish but insipid and dry plum-shaped frs. which are sometimes used for preserves. It is a mere bush on the northern limits of its distribution, and on elevations, but in extreme S. Fla. it reaches a height of 25- 30 ft. Lvs. glossy, thick, obovate (sometimes obcordate): fls.  small and white, in axillary erect racemes or cymes; calyx 5-cleft, pubescent; petals 5; stamens about 20: fr. 1-seeded, 1-l ⅝ in. long, varying from nearly white to almost black, globular or nearly so. Wood close-grained and heavy, hard, brown or reddish. It is best prop. by seeds, but may also be had from cuttings of half-ripened wood. C. pellocarpus, Meyer, the small-fruited cocoa-plum, is a smaller plant, with smaller lvs., petals spatulate, drupe obovoid or oblong, about half the size of that of C. icaco; it grows in extreme S. Fla. and farther south; probably not planted. C. oblongifolius, Michx., occurs from Ga. to Fla. and Miss. It is a low shrub, spreading widely by means of underground sts.: lf.-blades longer than broad, sharp-tipped : fr. ovoid or obovoid, about 1-1⅓ in. long: not in cult. L H. B.

Chrysobalanus Icaco, Linn. Cocoa-plum.  Icaco. On coasts and along streams in S. Fla., to S. Amer., and also in Afr., and is sometimes planted in the extreme S. (and in the tropics) as an ornamental shrub and for its sweetish but insipid and dry plum-shaped frs. which are sometimes used for preserves. It is a mere bush on the northern limits of its distribution, and on elevations, but in extreme S. Fla. it reaches a height of 25- 30 ft. Lvs. glossy, thick, obovate (sometimes obcordate): fls.  small and white, in axillary erect racemes or cymes; calyx 5-cleft, pubescent; petals 5; stamens about 20: fr. 1-seeded, 1-l ⅝ in. long, varying from nearly white to almost black, globular or nearly so. Wood close-grained and heavy, hard, brown or reddish. It is best prop. by seeds, but may also be had from cuttings of half-ripened wood. C. pellocarpus, Meyer, the small-fruited cocoa-plum, is a smaller plant, with smaller lvs., petals spatulate, drupe obovoid or oblong, about half the size of that of C. Icaco; it grows in extreme S. Fla. and farther south; probably not planted. C.oblongifolius, Michx., occurs from Ga. to Fla. and Miss. It is a low shrub, spreading widely by means of underground sts.: lf.-blades longer than broad, sharp-tipped : fr. ovoid or obovoid, about 1-1⅓ in. long: not in cult. L H. B.

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==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

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Image:Starr_031108-2161_Chrysobalanus_icaco.jpg|''Chrysobalanus icaco'' leaves and flowers (Forest & Kim Starr (USGS))

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