Coccoloba

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. ==Description==

'' 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), 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. but this is unclear. Trioecy has been documented in C. cereifera. ==Species==

177 species are accepted.) • Coccoloba glaziovii • Coccoloba goldmanii • Coccoloba gracilis • Coccoloba grandiflora • Coccoloba guanacastensis • Coccoloba guaranitica • Coccoloba gymnorrhachis • Coccoloba hirtella • Coccoloba hondurensis • Coccoloba hotteana • Coccoloba howardii • Coccoloba humboldtii • Coccoloba × hybrida • Coccoloba ibarrae • Coccoloba incrassata • Coccoloba × jamaicensis • Coccoloba jimenezii • Coccoloba johnstonii • Coccoloba jurgensenii • Coccoloba krugii – whitewood seagrape • Coccoloba laevis • Coccoloba lanceolata • Coccoloba lapathifolia • Coccoloba lasseri • Coccoloba latifolia • Coccoloba lehmannii • Coccoloba leoganensis • Coccoloba leonardii • Coccoloba liebmannii • Coccoloba lindaviana • Coccoloba lindeniana • Coccoloba liportizii • Coccoloba llewelynii • Coccoloba longifolia • Coccoloba longipes • Coccoloba lucidula • Coccoloba × lundellii • Coccoloba manzinellensis • Coccoloba meissneriana • Coccoloba microphylla • Coccoloba microstachya – puckhout • Coccoloba mollis • Coccoloba montana • Coccoloba mosenii • Coccoloba munizii • Coccoloba najarroi • Coccoloba nervosa • Coccoloba nicaraguensis • Coccoloba nigrescens • Coccoloba nipensis • Coccoloba nitida • Coccoloba nodosa • Coccoloba northropiae • Coccoloba nutans • Coccoloba obovata • Coccoloba obtusifolia • Coccoloba ochreolata • Coccoloba oligantha • Coccoloba orinocana • Coccoloba ortizii • Coccoloba ovata • Coccoloba padiformis • Coccoloba pallida – pale seagrape • Coccoloba paraensis • Coccoloba paraguariensis • Coccoloba pauciflora – uvilla cimarrona • Coccoloba peltata • Coccoloba persicaria • Coccoloba peruviana • Coccoloba picardae • Coccoloba plantaginea • Coccoloba plumieri • Coccoloba porphyrostachys • Coccoloba portuguesana • Coccoloba praecox • Coccoloba proctorii • Coccoloba pubescens – grandleaf seagrape • Coccoloba pyrifolia – uvera • Coccoloba ramosissima • Coccoloba reflexa • Coccoloba reflexiflora • Coccoloba retirensis • Coccoloba retusa • Coccoloba rigida • Coccoloba rosea • Coccoloba rufescens • Coccoloba rugosa – ortegon • Coccoloba ruiziana • Coccoloba salicifolia • Coccoloba samanensis • Coccoloba savannarum • Coccoloba scandens • Coccoloba shaferi • Coccoloba sintenisii – uvero de monte • Coccoloba spicata • Coccoloba spinescens • Coccoloba steinbachii • Coccoloba sticticaulis • Coccoloba striata • Coccoloba subcordata • Coccoloba swartzii – Swartz's pigeonplum • Coccoloba taylorii • Coccoloba tenuiflora • Coccoloba tenuifolia – Bahama pigeonplum • Coccoloba tiliacea • Coccoloba toaensis • Coccoloba troyana • Coccoloba tuerckheimii • Coccoloba tunii • Coccoloba uvifera – seagrape • Coccoloba venosa – false chiggergrape • Coccoloba warmingii • Coccoloba williamsii • Coccoloba wrightii • Coccoloba wurdackii • Coccoloba yaracuyensis • Coccoloba yaterensis • Coccoloba zebra • Coccoloba zuliana Other sources: ==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. ==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==