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| synonyms: Jamaican Kino, Platter Leaf, Sea Grape |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Evergreen |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Scented flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative yellow/greenish flowers |
| growing conditions: Salt tolerant plants |
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Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. (Polygonaceae) An evergreen tree with almost round leathery leaves and purplish, edible grape-like fruit, native of Bermuda, the West Indies and tropical America, growing on sand dunes and rocks by the sea, flowering in spring and summer. Tree to 10m with grey bark. Leaves c. 20cm across, cordate at the base, with red veins. Flowers scented, greenish. Berries 1.5-2cm across. For sandy soil, and tolerant of salty wind. Min. 0°C. |
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