Ilex cassine, Salix longipes and Chrysobalanus icaco. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban wetlands] Reference
Chrysobalanus icaco was originally introduced to prevent erosion on steep slopes. From Wordnik.com. [Invasive alien species and development challenges in Africa] Reference
Several cayes have stands of littoral forest with ziricote Cordia sebestena, teabox Myrica cerifera, gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba and coco plum Chrysobalanus icaco. From Wordnik.com. [Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, Belize] Reference
It can form monospecific 'islands' on patches of dark soil but is often found in association with Acrostichum danaeafolium, Bucida spinosa, Cladium jamaicense, Conocarpus erectus, Dalbergia glabra, Chrysobalanus icaco and Thrinax radiata. From Wordnik.com. [Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico] Reference
Swamp wood in shallower waters is often dominated by one or only a few species of trees and may include: Erythrina glauca, Pterocarpus officinalis in combination with Tabebuia insignis; Chrysobalanus icaco in combination with Annona glabra, Mauritia flexuosa, or Triplaris surinamensis. From Wordnik.com. [Paramaribo swamp forests] Reference
When the sun rose over Lobos it was a desert isle, thickly covered with a jungle of mangrove, manzanel, and icaco trees, green as an emerald. From Wordnik.com. [The Rifle Rangers] Reference
Among these invasive woody species are Paraserianthes falcataria (Albizia), Adenanthera pavonia (Agati), Clidemia hirta (Creole name: Faux Watouk), Cinnamomum verum, Chrysobalanus icaco (Prune de France), Psidium cattleianum (wild guava), Syzygium jambos, Astonia macrophylla (Bois jaune) and Tabebuia pallida (Calice du pape). From Wordnik.com. [Invasive alien species and development challenges in Africa] Reference
(Dioscorea alata), copei (Clusia alba), guayacan (Guaiacum officinale), guajaba (Psidium pyriferum), guanavano (Anona muricata), mani (Arachis hypogaea), guama (Inga), henequen (was supposed from the erroneous accounts of the first travellers to be an herb with which the Haitians used to cut metals; it means now every kind of strong thread), hicaco (Chrysobalanus icaco), maghei. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference
Don't, for example, plant Chrysobalanus icaco. From Wordnik.com. [Naples Daily News Stories] Reference
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco 129. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
(Chrysobalanus icaco), maghei (Agave Americana), mahiz or maiz (Zea, maize), mamei (Mammea Americana), mangle (Rhizophora), pitahaja (Cactus pitahaja), ceiba (Bombax), tuna (Cactus tuna), hicotea (a tortoise), iguana (Lacerta iguana), manatee (Trichecus manati), nigua (Pulex penetrans), hamaca (a hammock), balsa (a raft; however balsa is an old. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
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