Coccoloba

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

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 (Coccoloba uvifera) 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.

The genus includes several mycorrhizal species; for example, C. uvifera is apparently associated with at least the following macrofungal families Amanitaceae, Russulaceae, and Boletaceae.


Selected species

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