Chrysobalanaceae

Cocoplum Family

By: Art Liebovit and  George Rogers

A woody family of some 10 genera and 400 species with alternate, simple leaves, 5 petals arranged unequally, variable numbers of stamens inserted on the corolla, and a pistil of just one carpel, bearing two ovules (LON). Two species are common in South Florida, Cocoplum and Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii Prance).

Plants listed in the manual include:

Chrysobalanus icaco