Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. icaco
Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. icaco
- Native to:
- Angola | Bahamas | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Brazil | Cameroon | Cayman Is. | Central American Pacific Is. | Colombia | Congo | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | DR Congo | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | French Guiana | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Leeward Is. | Liberia | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Panamá | Puerto Rico | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Southwest Caribbean | Suriname | Togo | Trinidad-Tobago | Turks-Caicos Is. | Venezuelan Antilles | Windward Is.
GBIF: Nicolas Texier
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Chrysobalanaceae
- Genus:
- Chrysobalanus
- Species:
- Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. icaco
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 460 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- white
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 30–90 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily without treatment but should be planted fresh as viability decreases with storage. Remove fruit pulp before planting.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI