Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coccoloba uvifera
- Genus
- Coccoloba
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കടൽമുന്തിരി
About Sea Grape
Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera) is a tree belonging to the Polygonaceae family (Buckwheat/Knotweed family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike/raceme/panicle flower clusters, trigonous achene fruit. It is typically found in plains. It is native to Tropical America. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Sea Grape belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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