Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum, abajeru or icaco, is found near sea. Chrysobalanus definition of chrysobalanus by the free. Coco plum chrysobalanus icaco, also known as icaco coco plum, grows as a. Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum and icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout the tropical americas and the caribbean, and in southern florida and the bahamas.
Chrysobalanus orbicularis in global plants on jstor. It is highly salt tolerant and is used to help control coastal erosion. Data source and references for chrysobalanus icaco coco plum from the usda plants database. It is cultivated and naturalized in vietnam, melanesia and polynesia and naturalized in india and the seychelles. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Chrysobalanus icaco, cocoplum reaching a height of 15 feet and a spread of 15 feet, salttolerant cocoplum grows in full sun or partial shade on a wide range of soils, needing little irrigation once established. Evergreen, shrub or small tree, round habit, foliage full to ground, reaching 330 ft. Chrysobalanus icaco health effects and herbal facts. The fruits are pinkish white, bright red, or almost black in color and tartly sweet and somewhat tangy. Choose a location that will allow roots to spread and branches to grow freely. Media in category chrysobalanus icacothe following 41 files are in this category, out of 41 total. Identification and uses 3 cocoplum, which is misleading because it is not a dwarf selection. Chrysobalanus icaco is an evergreen tree growing to 6 m 19ft by 8 m 26ft at a slow rate. Pdf chemical characterization of cocoplum chrysobalanus.
Growing, planting and promoting florida native plants for sustainable landscapes. Horizontal cocoplum florida native plantslandscaping. The cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco is native to south florida, the caribbean, central america, northwestern south america and tropical western africa. Chrysobalanus icaco small tropical american tree bearing edible plumlike fruit coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, icaco coco plum, cocoa plum. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 367588 with original publication details. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Effects of chrysobalanus icaco on the labeling of blood. This effect has been further demonstrated by njoroge 2002 and wagner 2002. Pdf on mar 1, 2011, shivananda nayak b and others published hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork fruit extract in diabetes induced rats. Chrysobalanus attains a maximum height of 25 or 30 feet 810 m. Aqueous extract in rats article pdf available in journal of medicinal food 166 june 20 with 340 reads how we measure reads.
Hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork fruit extract in diabetes induced rats. Pdf on mar 1, 2011, shivananda nayak b and others published hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork fruit extract in diabetes induced rats find, read and cite all the research. The thin skin of the fruit varies from pinkish white, to red, to purplish black. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Data source and references for chrysobalanus icaco coco. Chrysobalanus icaco synonyms, chrysobalanus icaco pronunciation, chrysobalanus icaco translation, english dictionary definition of chrysobalanus icaco. The inland subspecies is chrysobalanus icaco pellocarpus. Central america can be used for bonsai large shrub 510 ft small shrub 25. Its dense foliage and substantial fruit provide cover and food for many birds and small wildlife. The red tip variety, unlike the common allgreen variety, has attractive red to scarlet or reddishbrown to pink only new leaves are pink leaves. Castilho and others published phytochemical study and antimicrobial activity of. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite.
Plant in spring or early fall to give plants the best start. Chrysobalanus synonyms, chrysobalanus pronunciation, chrysobalanus translation, english dictionary definition of chrysobalanus. The plant list includes 33 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus chrysobalanus. Chrysobalanus icaco article about chrysobalanus icaco by. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Chrysobalanus icaco is a versatile set of 4 high quality models and high resolution textures to add more details and realism to your outdoor rendering projects. Media in category chrysobalanus icaco the following 41 files are in this category, out of 41 total. Chrysobalanus icaco, and the grass panicum maximum are particularly linked with reduced habitat quality and the leaf litter of exotic trees supported fewer vertebrates e. Cocoplum produces flowers and fruits throughout the year. Chrysobalanus coco plums genus chrysobalanus rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants family rosaceae, rosaceae, rose family a large. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Antifungal activity of hydroalcoholic extract of chrysobalanus icaco against oral clinical isolates of candida species.
Vincent and the grenadines and the southeastern united states. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 21. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Data source and references for chrysobalanus icaco coco plum. Coco plum chrysobalanus icaco, also known as icaco coco plum, grows as a perennial shrub or small tree. It is native to the coastal regions of florida, the caribbean, as well as central and south america. The plant list includes a further 11 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus chrysobalanus. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants.
It is found in coastal areas as a wild plant, and is frequently planted in. Coco plum is one of the most versatile evergreen plants for coastal and warmwinter landscapes. Cytotoxicity assays indicated that, as the protein extract. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not. The goals of this study were to measure the physical chemical. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum, abajeru or icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical africa, tropical americas and the caribbean, and in southern florida and the bahamas. Pdf hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fat. Pdf antidiabetic effect of the chrysobalanus icaco l. It is also found as an exotic species on other tropical islands, where it has become a problematic invasive. Trees near the shore tend to have light colored fruit that is round whereas a variation inland tends to be oval and red to dark purple. The color of the new leaf growth is burgundyred, becoming. Easy care shrub that is used often as ornamental or a hedge.
The mature fruits are 1 to 2 inches in length and ovoid or globular. Chrysobalanus icaco, cocoplum with fruit plantspotter69. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal. Chrysobalanus icaco coco plum, paradise plum pfaf plant database.
This species is accepted, and its native range is florida to e. Chrysobalanus icaco coco plum, paradise plum pfaf plant. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. A preliminary study of the cytotoxicity of the protein. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Phytochemical study and antimicrobial activity of chrysobalanus icaco. Chrysobalanus icaco 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. Actually, the blue is deep purple and the yellow more a cream. State of hawaii hawaiian islands hawaiian islands cultivated neal, marie c. It has evergreen broadoval to nearly round somewhat leathery leaves 3 to 10 cm long and 2. This is a variety of the cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco, which is native to central and southern florida. Red tip, green tip red tip is a cultivar of the inland form of cocoplum.
It is native to subtropical and tropical regions of africa, latin america, and florida. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of. Pdf hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork. Cocoplum is native to central and south florida, the west.
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