HEIGHT up to 20 ft (6 m)TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE US (S. Florida) to N. South America, Africa
Usually shrubby, the coco plum grows in tropical coastal areas and is useful for stabilizing dunes and soil. BARK Graybrown, with lenticels. LEAF Alternate, leathery, shiny dark green above, paler beneath, short-stalked. FLOWER Several, in cymes at ends of branches, with 4–5 white petals. FRUIT White to purple, plumlike drupe, with spongy, whitish, edible flesh.
