Fruit · Medicinal
Uva Playa Gr.
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Florida to Peru
A coastal tree of the buckwheat family, native to the beaches of the Caribbean and Central America including Costa Rica. Kew records it as a source of food, fuel and medicine and as a plant with environmental uses. No allowed descriptive source was found for the foliage and fruit; details should be added from the estate's own observations.
Sourced · see Record tab
1on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyPolygonaceae
Spanish nameUva de playa
Also known asSea grape, Seaside grape, Beach grape, Uva de playa
Native toFlorida through the Caribbean and Central America, including Costa Rica, to Peru and northern South America
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | In Nursery | — | 1 Tree |
1 of these has no tag yet; it will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.