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Coco plum family
Chrysobalanaceae
クリソバラヌス科
A tropical family of about 18 genera and 530 species, including cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco), known as elephant food. Formerly placed within Rosaceae but recognized as an independent family through molecular phylogenetics. Mostly woody plants bearing drupes.
Key Characteristics
- ●Woody plants (trees to shrubs) bearing drupes
- ●Flowers pentamerous, often zygomorphic
- ●Numerous stamens developing asymmetrically to one side
- ●Leaves simple, alternate, entire-margined
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stipules
Present
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic / Zygomorphic
Petal count
5 petals
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
5
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite / Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Rosales > Chrysobalanaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (approx. 55–50 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Separation from Rosaceae through molecular phylogenetic reassessment
- ・Diversification of species dominant as tropical rainforest canopy trees
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