Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Chrysobalanus icaco

coco plum, cocoplum
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

coco plum, cocoplum

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Chrysobalanus icaco

Familia:

Chrysobalanaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

10-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Unripe fruits pink maturing to purple-black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms and fruits throughout the year.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Hedges, specimen plants, screens.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Seed or hardwood cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay

pH del suelo:

Broadly tolerant

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.

Wildlife and birds consume the fruits though they areless useful for small birds due to itheir large size.





Provides dense cover.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal swamps, beaches, cypress dones, Everglades tree islands, edges of ditches and canals.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Jelly is sometimes made from the fruits.

Comentarios generales:

Pasco County occurrence is a 2004 specimen from Anclote Key Preserve and is a potential indicator of northward migration due to global warming.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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