Coccoloba Coccoloba

Coccoloba - Definition and Overview

Coccoloba
Seagrape bush (Coccoloba uvifera)
Seagrape bush (Coccoloba uvifera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Coccoloba
Species

Coccoloba microstachya
Coccoloba pallida
Coccoloba pubescens

Coccoloba pyrifolia
Coccoloba rugosa
Coccoloba sintenisii

Coccoloba swartzii
Coccoloba tenuifolia
Coccoloba uvifera

Coccoloba venosa


Coccoloba Juss. 1789, is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. There is no common name in English for this genus, although many of the individual species have widely used common names. One species, the seagrape C. uvifer is commonly cultivated, and the genus name is sometimes used to denote this species.

Many Coccoloba species are found in the Caribbean and Central America, with their ranges extending into Florida.

Species

Uvilla, Coccoloba costata
Tietongue, Coccoloba diversifolia
Whitewood, Coccoloba krugii
Puckhout, Coccoloba microstachya
Pale Seagrape, Coccoloba pallida
Grandleaf Seagrape, Coccoloba pubescens
Uvera, Coccoloba pyrifolia
Ortegon Coccoloba rugosa
Uvero de Monte Coccoloba sintenisii
Swartz's Pigeonplum, Coccoloba swartzii
Bahama Pigeonplum Coccoloba tenuifolia
Seagrape Coccoloba uvifera
False Chiggergrape Coccoloba venosa

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