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Chrysobalanus icaco

L.

Icaco

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139262
Element CodePDCHR03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyChrysobalanaceae
GenusChrysobalanus
Other Common Names
coco plum (EN) Coco-plum (EN) Fatpork (EN) Zicaque (ES)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-03-16
Change Date1988-11-18
Edition Date1993-03-16
Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)
Rank Reasons
Widely distributed, mainly in coastal areas, from Mexico through Central America on both coasts, Florida, throughout the West Indies and Bahamas, around the northern and eastern coast of South America from Colombia to southern Brazil, in the coastal regions of West Africa from Guinea to Angola, and naturalized in the Seychelles and Fiji.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Prance, G. T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Flora Neotropica Monograph 9: 1-410. Hafner Publishing Company, Inc., New York.
  5. Prance, G. T. 1989. Flora Neotropica: Chrysobalanaceae. New York Botanical Garden. Monograph 9S, 267 págs.