Back كريسوبالانوس ايكاكو ARZ Chrysobalanus icaco Catalan Chrysobalanus icaco CEB Kokospflaume German Chrysobalanus icaco Spanish آلوی کاکائو Persian Chrysobalanus icaco French Ponm zikak HT 코코플럼 Korean Икако KOI
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysobalanus |
| Species: | C. icaco
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysobalanus icaco | |
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Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum, abajeru or icaco, also called fat pork in Trinidad and Tobago, is a low shrub or bushy tree found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical Africa, tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and in southern Florida and the Bahamas.[2] An evergreen, it is also found as an exotic species on other tropical islands, where it has become a problematic invasive.[3] Although taxonomists disagree on whether Chrysobalanus icaco has multiple subspecies or varieties, it is recognized as having two ecotypes, described as an inland, much less salt-tolerant, and more upright C. icaco var. pellocarpus and a coastal C. icaco var. icaco.[4][5] Both the ripe fruit of C. icaco, and the seed inside the ridged shell it contains, are considered edible.[5]
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Chrysobalanus icaco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T72231760A149056791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T72231760A149056791.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ [1] Chrysobalanus icaco at Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- ^ [2] "Chrysobalanus icaco—Coco-plum", Francis, John K., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, San Juan PR
- ^ a b [3] Brown et al, Lee County Extension, Institute of Food and Agricultural Services extension, University of Florida