Coccoloba barbadensis
Jacq.
Sea grape
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Description
A tropical tree in the Polygonaceae family, native to tropical America. It produces edible fruit with a pulp that can be eaten fresh.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, North America,
Notes
There are between 120-200 Coccoloba species in tropical America.
Synonyms
Coccoloba jurgensenii Lindauand others
Also Known As
Bagomal, Tepelcahuite, Uvero
References (6)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 860
- Enum. syst. pl. 37. 1760
- Fouqué, A.. 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 27
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793 (Also as Coccoloba jurgensenii)
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- Standley, P. C. & Record, S. J., 1936, The Forests and Flora of British Honduras. (Belize).
