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''Chrysobalanus icaco'', the cocoplum, Paradise Plum and icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical Africa, tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and in southern Florida and the Bahamas.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 The inland subspecies is ''Chrysobalanus icaco pellocarpus''. ==Description== ''Chrysobalanus icaco'' is a shrub , or bushy tree , rarely to . It has evergreen broad-oval to nearly round somewhat leathery leaves (3 to 10 cm long and 2.5 to 7 cm wide). Leaf colors range from green to light red. The bark is greyish or reddish brown, with white specks. The flowers are small, white, in clusters, appearing in late spring. In late summer it bears fruit in clusters, that of the coastal form being round, up to 5 cm in diameter, pale-yellow with rose blush or dark-purple in color, while that of the inland form is oval, up to 2.5 cm long, and dark-purple. The coastal form is highly tolerant of salt, so it is often planted to stabilize beach edges and prevent erosion. ''Chrysobalanus icaco'' is also planted as an ornamental shrub. The tree is unable to survive a hard frost. The fruit is edible with a mildly sweet flavor and is sometimes used for jam. The common name for this fruit in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana is "''fat pork''". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chrysobalanus icaco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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