Chrysobalanus (English spelling)

Japanese: クリソバラヌス（英語表記）Chrysobalanus

A tree of the genus Chrysobalanus, family Chrysobalanaceae, closely related to the Rosaceae family, of which several species are known in the Americas and tropical West Africa (illustration). The leaves are simple and the flowers somewhat symmetrical, but they resemble apricots, and the fruit is edible. Chrysobalanus icaco L. (English name coco plum) is a shrub about 1 to 2 meters tall, native to Florida and the West Indies, but has been introduced to India and Malaysia, where the fruit is edible. However, it has no fragrance and is said to be not very tasty.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカおよび西アフリカ熱帯に数種が知られるバラ科に近縁のクリソバラヌス科クリソバラヌス属の樹木（イラスト）。葉は単葉で，花はやや左右相称的だが，アンズ類を思わせ，果実が食用にされる。　クリソバラヌス･イカコC.icaco L.(英名coco plum)は，1～2mほどの低木で，フロリダや西インド諸島産であるが，インドやマレーシア地域にも導入され，果実は食用にされる。しかし芳香がなく，あまり美味とはいえないという。

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