Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera) @Dlium
Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera)  @Dlium
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#Dlium Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera) is a species of plant in the Polygonaceae, small tree, branching, brown or reddish bark, almost round or heart-shaped leaves, up to 30 cm wide, thick, young leaves are red, old leaves are green and the lower side has veins - thick veins.

C. uvifera produces fruit in long panicles. The fruit is round or oval, up to 2 cm long, green when young, red when ripe and becomes purplish and black.

This species is wind resistant, drought tolerant, shade tolerant and very salt water tolerant. Often used to stabilize shorelines. The sap is used to color and tan leather. Wood is sometimes used as furniture, firewood and to make charcoal. The fruit can be made into jam or eaten straight from the tree. The leaves are made into tea.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Subfamily: Eriogonoideae
Tribe: Coccolobeae
Genus: Coccoloba
Species: Coccoloba uvifera

Publications:

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Chinese (Simplified): 海葡萄
Chinese (Traditional): 海葡萄
Czech: hroznatec obecný
Danish: Elefantøre
Dominican Republic: Uva de playa
English: Sea grape, Baygrape, Seagrape, Bay Grape
Finnish: Norsunkorva
French: Raisinier bord de mer
German: Seetraube
Guaymí: kekla
Indonesian: Anggur Laut
Japanese: ハマベブドウ
Kwéyòl: wézen
Maya: kiiché
Polish: Kokkoloba gronowa
Russian: Кокколоба ягодоносная
Spanish: Uvero, Uva de playa

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