Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 76, 28 Dec 1993

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Across road from Freedom Party Office. Bataka.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00044288

    Occurrence ID: 21e3a610-ae6b-40d6-b65b-12e2f81a4b62

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Across road from Freedom Party Office. Bataka.

  • Coordinates

    15.5, -61.2638

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    956.74

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate Freedom Party Office, georeferenced to the center of Bataka.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
PLANTS OF DOMINICA
ROSACEAE
Chrysobalanus icaco L. f. det. James Higgins. 1996
WEST INDIES. Dominica. Carib Territory. Across road from Freedom Party Office. Bataka. Dense, wild, can be “encouraged“ garden plant. Direct sun. flat ground.
Fruit pink, apple-like 4cm diameter; rose scented; sometimes maroon and in cymes.
n.v.: Fat Pork is (for the fruit) [English].
Z'Icaque (for the flower) [Creole].
USE: Comestible {fruit).
Antipyretic {root}. Black fruit variety root in tea. Charm against spells {root}. Use black fruit variety NCI Sample codes: 76a RK0CUM0252): 76b LF(0CUM0251);
76c TW(0CUM0243); 76d WD(0CUM0248)
James Higgins 76	December 28. 1993
with John Higgins. Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation<<<OCR