We investigated a strategy for the chemotaxonomy study of chrysobalanus icaco linnaeus chrysobalanaceae based on ultra. Chrysobalanus icaco small tropical american tree bearing edible plumlike fruit coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, icaco coco plum, cocoa plum. Chrysobalanus is a genus of evergreen perennial shrubs to small trees, described as a genus by linnaeus in 1753. Extraction of the essential oil of abajeru chrysobalanus icaco using supercritical co2. Mature and immature fruit of chrysobalanus icaco, venice, florida, 2006. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. It is found in coastal areas as a wild plant, and is frequently planted in gardens. One occurs in the wet inland forests or edge of swamps and the other is found on dunes and in scrub. Coco plum chrysobalanus icaco, also known as icaco coco plum, grows as a perennial shrub or small tree. This is a variety of the cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco, which is native to central and southern florida. Chrysobalanus icaco coco plum, paradise plum pfaf plant database.
Cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco join the club to manage your garden plant details. Aqueous extract in rats article pdf available in journal of medicinal food 166 june 20 with 347 reads how we measure reads. 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. Data source and references for chrysobalanus icaco coco plum. It is highly salt and drought tolerant and is a slow grower with branches creeping in all directions. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Chrysobalanus coco plums genus chrysobalanus rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants family rosaceae, rosaceae, rose family a large. Starr1607180266chrysobalanus icacofruit leavesvitas healthcare delray beachflorida 29377497690. Cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco, l fruits contains seeds that can produce an edible oil. Chrysobalanus icaco lady bird johnson wildflower center. Checklist of the plants of the guiana shield venezuela.
The aim of this study was to verify the effects of an abajeru extract on the labeling of blood constituents with. Horizontal cocoplum florida native plantslandscaping. In french polynesia, the species has been declared a threat to biodiversity. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Chrysobalanus in world checklist of selected plant families. The bark is brown to grey, smooth or becoming scaly.
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. Chrysobalanus icaco is a perennial shrub that is native to tropical america. It is native to latin america, the caribbean, particularly popular on the islands of st. Plant 3 to 4 feet apart to establish a hedge farther apart for. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration.
This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 11. The red tip variety, unlike the common allgreen variety, has attractive red to scarlet or reddishbrown to pink only new leaves are pink leaves. Data source and references for chrysobalanus icaco coco. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Glossy, leathery, rounded leaves are exceptionally salt tolerant. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate the total phenolic compounds tpc and total flavonoids tf contents and the antioxidant capacity dpph and. Paradise plum is found near sea beaches and inland throughout the tropical americas and the caribbean, including cuba, southern florida, and the bahamas. Chrysobalanus icaco article about chrysobalanus icaco by. The fruits are pinkish white, bright red, or almost black in color and tartly sweet and somewhat tangy. 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.
The color of the new leaf growth is burgundyred, becoming. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. America from brazil, north to the caribbean, mexico and southern florida. Chrysobalanus icaco coco plum, paradise plum pfaf plant.
It is found in coastal areas as a wild plant, and is frequently planted in. Description a small to mediumsized, multistemmed, shrubby tree usually reaching less than 10 feet tall. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit in some areas of the tropics, especially in south america, and is also grown as an ornamental. Easy care shrub that is used often as ornamental or a hedge.
The plant list includes a further 11 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus chrysobalanus. The infusions of fruits, leaves, barks or roots are employed in the. 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. Immature fruit of chrysobalanus icaco, venice, florida, 2006.
Pdf chemical characterization of cocoplum chrysobalanus. Proceedings of the interamerican society for tropical horticulture xxxxiii annual meeting, guatemala city, guatemala, 14 september, 1997, 41. Chrysobalanus synonyms, chrysobalanus pronunciation, chrysobalanus translation, english dictionary definition of chrysobalanus. This study investigated the antiangiogenic potential of chrysobalanus icaco methanol extract in the chicken embrionary tissue. The mature fruits are 1 to 2 inches in length and ovoid or globular. Chrysobalanus icaco in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. 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. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork fruit extract in diabetes induced rats. Fast growing tropical shrub or small tree is ornamental and a source of edible fruits. The bark is greyish or reddish brown, with white specks. Vincent and the grenadines and the southeastern united states. The inland subspecies is chrysobalanus icaco pellocarpus.
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. Chorioallantoic membrane model cam of chicken embryos, with c. It has evergreen broadoval to nearly round somewhat leathery leaves 3 to 10 cm long and 2. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and. The phenolic compounds and the antioxidant potential of. It can be downloaded as a pdf file from the internet. Chrysobalanus icaco can form dense stands and become invasive. It is better suited as a lower growing hedge than the other cultivars. Chrysobalanus attains a maximum height of 25 or 30 feet 810 m.
Blood constituents labeled with technetium99m 99mtc are used in nuclear medicine. 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. The cocoplum chrysobalanus icaco is native to south florida, the caribbean, central america, northwestern south america and tropical western africa. Any an any search will combine the list of counties to include with a boolean or. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Identification and uses 3 cocoplum, which is misleading because it is not a dwarf selection. Genotoxic potentiality of aqueous extract prepared from. The other is gopher apple, geobalanus oblongifolius michx. The thin skin of the fruit varies from pinkish white, to red, to purplish black.
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. The plant list includes 33 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus chrysobalanus. Chrysobalanus definition of chrysobalanus by the free. Cytotoxicity assays indicated that, as the protein extract. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite. Pdf on mar 1, 2011, shivananda nayak b and others published hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fatpork fruit extract in diabetes induced rats. Genotoxic potentiality of aqueous extract prepared from chrysobalanus icaco l. Actually, the blue is deep purple and the yellow more a cream. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. Pdf hypoglycaemic activity of chrysobalanus icaco fat. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 367588 with original publication details. Castilho and others published phytochemical study and antimicrobial activity of chrysobalanus icaco find, read and cite all the.
Scientific survey of porto rico and the virgin islands. Chrysobalanus icaco is popularly used on the control the blood glucose levels presta et al. Plant species returned will be found within at least one of the selected counties. Chrysobalanus icaco health effects and herbal facts. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Extraction of the essential oil of abajeru chrysobalanus icaco using supercritical co2 article pdf available in journal of supercritical fluids the 542. 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. All an all search will combine the list of counties to include with a boolean and. Cocoplum is native to coastal habitats from pasco and brevard counties southward, but is now cultivated in both inland and coastal parts of the peninsula. Red tip, green tip red tip is a cultivar of the inland form of cocoplum.
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. Filter by county counties to include any versus all. It is native to subtropical and tropical regions of africa, latin america, and florida. The genus chrysobalanus is in the family chrysobalanaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. These are primarily included because names of species rank. It has been introduced to different regions of the world to prevent soil erosion, as an ornamental shrub and for its edible fruit. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Holly, dwarf yaupon 8a10a h spring white 3 evergreen small compact groundcover with small dark green leaves and reddish new growth.
Coastal swamps, beaches, cypress dones, everglades tree islands, edges of ditches and canals. Pommeicaque, prune coton, icaco, icaquier, cocoplum francais, polynesie. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. It is cultivated and naturalized in vietnam, melanesia. Chemotaxonomic study of chrysobalanus icaco linnaeus. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants. Alternate, simple, evergreen, 1 to 3 inches long, thick and leathery, margins entire, broadly elliptical to nearly round with an oftennotched tip, dark glossy green above and yellowgreen below, petioles short. Chrysobalanus icaco cblicoverview eppo global database. White or tinged with pink, borne in 1 to 2 inch irregularly branched clusters near the ends of branches. Although taxonomists disagree on whether chrysobalanus icaco has multiple. Chrysobalanus icaco definition of chrysobalanus icaco by. Clinical trials for cancer treatment using drugs based on this mechanism are already in progress. This effect has been further demonstrated by njoroge 2002 and wagner 2002.