Coccoloba

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Coccoloba is a genus of 177 species of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae, which is native to the Neotropics.[1] There is no overall English name for the genus, although many of the individual species have widely used common names.[2]

Range

The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, in South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico, with two species extending into Florida.[3][4]

Description

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Coccoloba arborescens

The species are shrubs and trees, and lianas, mostly evergreen. The leaves are alternate, often large (to very large in some species; up to 2.5m (8 feet) long in C. gigantifolia),[5] with the leaves on juvenile plants often larger and of different shape to those of mature plants. The flowers are produced in spikes. The fruit is a three-angled achene, surrounded by an often brightly coloured fleshy perianth, edible in some species, though often astringent.[3][4] Species in the genus have been characterized as dioecious,[6] but this is unclear.[7] Trioecy has been documented in C. cereifera.[8]

Species

177 species are accepted.[1]

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Ecology

The species Coccoloba cereifera is notable for being restricted to an area of only some 26 square km on a single low peak near Serra do Cipó National Park, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[15]

Cultivation and uses

One species, Coccoloba uvifera (Seagrape) is commonly cultivated for its edible fruit, and the genus name is sometimes used to denote this species.

References

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  5. J.G. Rohwer, Tropical Plants of the World (New York: Sterling, 2002)
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  11. USDA Plants Profile: Coccoloba
  12. Global Compendium of Weeds: Coccoloba acuminata
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External links

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