Family · Rosids

Chrysobalanaceae

Coco plum

Coco plum family: tropical trees and shrubs bearing drupes, including edible coco plum and oil-rich Licania.

Accepted species: 548accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 27accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈34 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Chrysobalanus (coco plum)
Licania
Parinari

Genera

Hirtella110 spp.
Licania102 spp.
Couepia63 spp.
Moquilea54 spp.
Parinari40 spp.
Dactyladenia31 spp.
Leptobalanus31 spp.
Hymenopus28 spp.
Magnistipula13 spp.
Maranthes12 spp.
Hunga11 spp.
Gaulettia9 spp.
Atuna8 spp.
Acioa6 spp.
Exellodendron5 spp.
Chrysobalanus4 spp.
Angelesia3 spp.
Geobalanus3 spp.
Kostermanthus3 spp.
Parastemon3 spp.
Grangeria2 spp.
Microdesmia2 spp.
Afrolicania1 spp.
Bafodeya1 spp.
Cordillera1 spp.
Neocarya1 spp.
Parinariopsis1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America433
Africa68
Asia-Tropical34
Northern America13
Pacific13
Australasia2

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Chrysobalanaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.