University of Florida Plant Information Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco L.) Identification and Uses

ENH1289

Family: Chrysobalanaceae (cocoplum family)
Common Names: cocoplum; fat pork; icaco
Origin: central and south Florida; West Indies; Mexico; 
Central America; northern South America; West Africa
USDA Zone: 10A‒12B (32°F minimum)
Plant Type: shrub; small tree
Growth Rate: moderate, coastal ecotype; fast, inland ecotype
Typical Height: 6-feet coastal ecotype; 20-feet inland ecotype
Leaf Persistence: evergreen
Leaf Type: simple, entire
Flower Color: white
Fruit Color: purple; white, sometimes blushed pink
Light Requirements: full sun; moderate to light shade
Soil Requirements: acidic to alkaline; clay to sandy; seasonally saturated to seasonally dry
Drought Tolerance: medium

1. This document is ENH1289, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2018. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

2. Stephen H. Brown, horticulture agent, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County; and Marc S. Frank, Extension botanist, UF/IFAS Plant Identification and Information Service, University of Florida Herbarium; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611