Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra & more
How to identify Sea Grape
Identify Sea Grape by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large round leathery leaves, grape-like fruit clusters (sea grape).
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular (round).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Polygonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sea Grape.
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
- Leaf shape
- Orbicular (round)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sea Grape itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“Whitish to greenish flowers are produced on long spikes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sea Grape itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കടൽമുന്തിരി
About Sea Grape
A member of the Polygonaceae family, Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra and 3 other states. It grows in plains.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Sea Grape belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
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