Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 5158 with A. Siaca & A. Reilly, 26 August 1992

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint Thomas. Crown Mountain.

  • Habitat

    In disturbed, moist forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5 m tall, with numerous lateral branches. Calyx yellow-green with reflexed sepals; stamens white and ascending. Fruits ellipsoid, turning from green to pinkish yellow and then ovoid, white inside.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: K, NY, UPRRP, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 892518

    Occurrence ID: b7782c0e-a496-4986-b78d-1c57c56f2a53

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Virgin Islands (U.S.)

  • State/Province

    Saint Thomas

  • Locality

    Crown Mountain.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 440 m. (1444 ft.)

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